Commerce is a small town where college students really create the town feel and character. So many small towns have lost population over the last 20-30 years that having the local college presence in the Commerce area, with all of the energy of the students filling area dorms and apartments each fall, really helps Commerce maintain a good economy.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.32 minutes getting to work every day.
The overall education level of Commerce is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 26.64% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Commerce in 2018 was $21,020, which is low income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $84,080 for a family of four. However, Commerce contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Commerce is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Commerce home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Commerce residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Commerce also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.53% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Commerce include German, Irish, English, French, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Commerce is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Asian languages.
