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Commerce boasts a small-community feel, while at the same time providing opportunities perfect for economic growth and development.

The community’s size, location and education system lend themselves toward an atmosphere perfect for both the young business professional as well as for those among your workforce nearing retirement.

The Commerce area boasts several local parks, a country club, driving range, as well as access to nearby Cooper Lake.

The local University, Texas A&M University-Commerce, provides great opportunities for continuing education. Additionally, the University hosts a wide assortment of musical, theatrical, cultural and athletic events open to the public.

The community of Commerce coordinates several annual events and parades which provide excitement and entertainment for individuals of all ages.

Community Profile

Location

Home of Texas A&M University-Commerce, the community is located in Hunt County, 65 miles northeast of Dallas off 1-30 and 125 miles west of Texarkana. As the Gateway to Texas Lake Country, Commerce is less than 15 minutes from Cooper Lake, which offers fishing, camping, boating, and water skiing.

View Aerial Map of Commerce

Distances

City                                            Distance in Miles
Austin 261
Dallas 66
Houston 301
New Orleans 507
Oklahoma City 232
Shreveport 173
Texarkana 123
Wichita Falls 180

Population

 Commerce Hunt County
2021 9.090 99,956
2007 est 9,600 90,150
2000 7,742 76,596
1990 6,825 64,343
1980 8,136 55,248
Source: 2019 Census Data

Civilian Labor Force

                                                                                                                   Unemployment Rates – 2010
2019 – US 10.2%
2019 – Texas 9.8%
2019 – Hunt County 9.6%
Source: 2019 Census Data

Recreation

  • 3 Parks
  • 5 Area Lakes
  • 1 Country Club
  • 3 Health/Recreation Centers
  • 2 Libraries
  • 131 Motel/Hotel Rooms
  • Boys & Girls Club
  • Youth Sports
  • NCAA Division II Athletics
  • Senior Adult Programs

 

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Local Attractions

  • Bois d’Arc Bash & Car Show
  • Annual Golf Tournament
  • Christmas in Downtown Commerce
  • Texas A&M University-Commerce
  • Northeast Texas Children’s Museum
  • Fourth of July in the Park
  • Planetarium

Area Attractions

  • Cooper Lake
  • Southwest Dairy Museum
  • Audie Murphy/American Cotton Museum
  • Greenville Entertainment Series
  • Threadgill Entertainment Series
  • DFW Metroplex within 65 miles

Bois D Arc Bash

Utilities

ELECTRIC POWER — Oncor Electric Delivery

Reliability 99.9721%
Total Capacity 23,981
KW Reserve at System Peak 16.2%
Transmission Voltage 69 KV/1 38 KV/345 KV
Service Voltage 120/208, 120/240 240/480, 277/480

NATURAL GAS — Atmos Energy

Gas: BTU per cu. ft. 1,050
Special Note — Electric deregulation allows customer to choose energy provider; Industrial gas transportation is available

TELEPHONE SERVICE — CenturyLink

Digital Yes
Fiber Optics Yes
Switched 56 KBPS Yes
High Capacity Digital (T-1) Yes
Digital Data Service Yes
911 ANI/ALI Yes – Enhanced

LOCAL INTERNET PROVIDERS

  • DSL, Cable, Satelite & other High-Speed Wireless options

WATER — Lake Tawakoni & Deep Wells

  • Max. System Capacity (Daily) 4,200,000 gallons
  • Max. Daily Use to Date 2,000,000 gallons
  • Pressure on Mains 50-80 PSI
  • Storage Capacity 2,345,000 gallons
  • Size of Mains 6″ – 16″
  • System Looped Yes

SEWER — City of Commerce

Type Treatment Plant Activated Sludge
Max. Capacity 2,000,000 gallons
Max. Daily Use to Date 2,000,000 gallons

Medical

  • 5 Medical Doctors 3 Dentists
  • 2 Chiropractors
  • 24 Hospital Beds, Hunt Memorial/Presbyterian Hospital
  • 24-Hour Emergency Care Teleradiology, CT Scanner
  • Geriatric-Psychiatric Outpatient Program

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Media

  • 1 Weekly Newspaper
  • 1 Daily County Newspaper
  • 1 Radio Station – KETR
  • 1 Cable TV Station
  • Cable TV — 60 channels

Climate

Annual average temp 63.6°
Monthly average high 74.3°
Monthly average low 52.2°
Annual average rainfall 45.3″
Annual average snowfall 2.3″
Elevation 688 – 1553′

Finance

  • Active Wealth Management
  • AIS Financial Services
  • Alliance Bank
  • Chase Bank
  • Cypress Bank FSB
  • Edward Jones & Company
  • Guaranty Bond Bank
  • Inwood National Bank
  • Robert Peek Financial

Taxation

per $100 Assessed Value (2009)

Hunt County $0.507534
Hospital 0.2139
City of Commerce 0.76
Commerce ISD 1.42720
Total      $2.9086
Municipal Sales Tax 1%
State Sales Tax 6.25%
Economic Dev. 0.5%
Other Sales Tax 0.5%

Incentives

  • Tax Abatement — City, County, Hospital District
  • Enterprise Zone
  • Reinvestment Zone
  • Economic Development Corporation
  • 4-A Sales Tax City
  • Industrial Development Association

Government

The City of Commerce is a Home Rule municipality with a council-manager form of government. The City Council consists of the mayor and four council members, elected at-large and serving two-year staggered terms. The City has a Planning & Zoning Board, a Master Plan, and completed a ten-year Strategic Plan in 2004.

Commerce employs 18 municipal police plus seven reserve officers. In addition, Texas A&M-Commerce has its own police department; the two organizations work in partnership. The fire department has 13 paid firemen and 17 volunteer fire fighters.

 

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Transportation

AIR SERVICE

  • Commerce Municpal Airport
    • Runway Size – 3,909′ x 60′ MIRL
    • Runway Surface – Concrete/Asphalt
    • Lighted – Dusk-Dawn
    • Fuel – 100LL
  • Dallas Love Field – 1.25 hours
  • D/FW Int’l Airport – 1.5 hours

FREIGHT CARRIERS

  • Central Freight Lines
  • Conway Southwest
  • Federal Express
  • Hill Grain
  • BL II Trucking

RAIL SERVICE
Northeast Texas Rural Rail Transportation District (NETEX)
Shortline: Blacklands Railroad
Connecting Railroads:
Union Pacific, Kansas City Southern, Dallas Garland and Northeastern (Rail America)

JB Hunt UPS
Werner Enterprises Yellow Freight Line … and many moreTrain

Public Library

Originally built in 1918 as the Post Office, the Public Library is now home to many historical archives.

Highways

Interstates 1-30 —10 miles
State Highways 11, 24, 50, 71, 224
4-lane State Hwy 24/50 (10 mi. to 1-30)

Education

COMMERCE ISD

School Grades Enrollment Rating
Elementary Headstart –2 385 Recognized
A.C. Williams 3 – 5 348 Recognized
Middle School 6-8 331 Acceptable
High School 9-12 479 Acceptable

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY-COMMERCE

Established in 1889, A&M-Commerce is one of the premier institutions of higher education in the state and is leading producer of highly qualified teachers. Continuing that reputation of excellence, the university offers over 100 academic majors ranging from agricultural science, art, business, journalism, math, music, photography and science to industrial engineering, computer science, new media, athletic training and educational psychology. A&M-Commerce offers undergraduate, master and doctoral degree programs at the main campus in Commerce as well as at the Mesquite Metroplex Center, downtown Dallas, Midlothian and Corsicana, including many online programs.

Points of Pride

  • More than 100 academic majors ranging from industrial engineering, e-commerce and computer science to new media, athletic training and educational psychology.
  • Honors College where 50 of the best and brightest each year are offered an all-tuition-paid education to futher their pursuit of excellence.
  • Mayo College where first-time freshmen learn to succeed in college by participating as a group with personalized instruction.
  • Noted for world-class professors and small classes where personal attention is given to each student.
  • Nationally ranked online MBA program
  • 100,000 sq. ft. Science building with the only modern planetarium in the Northeast Texas region. In less than two years, the planetarium has had over 50,000 visitors.
  • 100,000 sq. ft. student center scheduled to open in 2008. CI
  • Student recreation center with all the amenities of a full-sized fitness center including a climbing wall, heated pool, exercise equipment and running track.
  • Groundbreaking in 2008 for a new $23.5 million music and concert hall.
  • Home to 88.9 KETR FM, a 100,000-watt, professionally staffed public radio station.

CISD SPECIAL PROGRAMS

  • Accelerated Reading
  • Advanced Placement (9-12)
  • Athletics (7-12)
  • CISCO Certification
  • Computer Instruction
  • Correspondence Courses
  • Tech 2000 Lab
  • Credit by Examination
  • Concurrent Enrollment at Paris Junior College
  • CSCOPE Curriculum
  • Foreign Language Lab
  • Head Start

The new $28-million Science and Technology Center will help the university become a leading scientific presence in the region. The 100, 000-square-foot facility features one of the only planetariums in the area along with cutting-edge research laboratories, large auditorium-style classrooms, and wireless internet capability throughout the building.

OTHER AREA COLLEGES

  • Paris Junior College — Greenville
  • Paris Junior College — Paris
  • Sulphur Springs Technical School

Commerce High School

Churches

  • Assembly Of God
  • Baptist
  • Catholic
  • Christian
  • Church Of Christ
  • Episcopal
  • Independent
  • Jehovah’s Witnesses
  • Lutheran
  • Methodist
  • Nazarene
  • Pentecostal
  • Presbyterian
  • Unitarian

Major Employers & Manufacturers

Texas A&M University-Commerce 850
Covidien 347
Commerce ISD 230
Wal-Mart Super Center 200
Legacy Housing, LTD 128
Encompass Home Health Home Health Care 100
City of Commerce 88
Ben E. Keith 81
Lone Star Eatery BAR & Grill Restaurant 70
Brookshire’s Food & Pharmacy 68
First Choice Home Health 65
Hunt Memorial-Presbyterian Hospital 60
Oak Manor Nursing Home 57
Legacy Housing, LTD Housing Wholesale 55
Hydro Aluminum-Commerce 51
Colonial Lodge Retirement Inn Assisted Living 50
McDonald’s Restaurant 48
Alliance Carpet Cushion Co. Foam Carpet Pads 43
Atmos Energy Corp. Natural Gas Utility (Hunt Co.) 31
Live Oak Professional Center Medical Services 26
Commerce Auto Group Automobile Dealership 25
Hayter Engineering, Inc. Civil Engineering Consultant 22
Williams Motors Automobile Dealership 16
Country Home Estates Assisted Living Facility 15
Latson’s Office Products & Commercial Printing 14
Chicken Express Restaurant 12
Esquire Tool & Mfg. Precision Machine, Tool & Die 12
Chogie Manufacturing Precision Machining 12
Quality Concrete | Aerobic Septic Tank & Strm Shelters 11
Alliance Bank Banking 10
Country Cleaners & Cellular Dry Cleaning & Cellular Phones 10
KETR . FM Non]Commercial Radio 10
Guaranty Bond Bank Banking 9
Commerce Veterinary Clinic Small Animal Medicine 9
Wee Care @ Sha Sha’s World Child Care Provider 8
Personalized Printing Commercial Printing 8
Total Care Pharmacy Pharmacy 7
Century 21 First Group Real Estate Sales & Services 6
Lone Star Credit Union Credit Union 6
Hoover’s Automotive Inc. Parts, Repair & Tires 6
The Duncan Insurance Agency Insurance 6
State Farm Insurance & Financial Srvc, Banking, Investing 5
Northeast Texas Children’s Museum Children’s Activities & Exhibits 5
Inwood National Bank Banking 4
Affordable Furniture & Etc. New & Used Furniture Sales 4
Churchill at Commerce Apartment Community 4
Healthy Glow Tanning Salon Tanning – Gifts – Jewelry 4
AIS Financial Financial Planning & Wealth Management 4
Progressive Heat & Air Air Conditioning Contractor 3
Huffman Farm Supply Feed – Farm Supplies – U‐Haul 3
Dyer Insurance Agency Insurance 3
Diversified Insurance Insurance 3
Talley Auto Parts & Service Auto Part Sales & Service Air Cooled Engine Sales & Service 3
The Commerce Journal Newspaper 3
Bickham Florist Floral 3
Commerce Funeral Home & Cremation Service Funeral 2
Kartridge Korner Inc. Electronic Equipment, Parts & Service 2
Bois d’Arc Bed & Breakfast Lodging 2
JK’s Professional Inspections Construction Phase Inspections 2
Video Technology Services Custom Installer – Home Ent 2
Edward Jones Investments Investment/Insurance 2
Edward Jones Investments Investment/Insurance 2
The Original I.C.S. Roofing Roofing Contractor 2
Oncor Electric Delivery Electricity 2
Creative Expressions Studio & Gallery Handmade Arts, Gifts & Classes 1

Industrial Support Services

Tool & Die Commerce/Greenville
Heat Treating Dallas — 65 miles
Electric Motor Repair Greenville —15 miles
Heavy Hardware Commerce
Welding Supplies Greenville —15 miles
Corrugated Containers Greenville —15 miles
Solid Waste Disposal Commerce
Materials Recycling Commerce
Hazardous Waste Commerce
Oversized Overnight Delivery Commerce
Drug Testing/Lab Work Commerce
24-hour Emergency Room Commerce

Websites

Commerce EDC 903-886-1121
Commerce Chamber 903-886-3950
City of Commerce 903-886-1100
Commerce ISD 903-886-3755
Texas A&M University-Commerce 903-886-5081