Commerce is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 9,467 people and three associated neighborhoods, Commerce is the 264th largest community in Texas.Commerce is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Commerce is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Commerce who work in teaching (14.35%), office and administrative support (12.22%), and food service (11.58%). A relatively large number of people in Commerce telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.86% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Commerce is a place where college students are a big part of the character and culture of the town. Small towns have often struggled with declining populations over the past few decades, but the presence of such a large college student population has helped Commerce to fight this trend. Not only does the college population add spending and jobs to local economy, but it also contributes a very tangible, youthful energy to the town. In terms of college education, Commerce is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.70% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Commerce in 2022 was $20,673, which is low income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $82,692 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 22.60% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Commerce include German, English, Irish, Polish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Commerce is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Other Asian languages.
