2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Commerce, TX vs Houston, TX

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Highlights
- Household income in Houston, is 49% more than it is in Commerce and is 23% below the National Average.
- Commerce unemployment rate is 6.5%.
- Houston unemployment rate is 8.0%.
 Commerce, TXHouston, TXUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.5%8.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth3.2%3.2%1.6%
 Future Job Growth46.7%30.9%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.3%8.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$19,234$35,578$37,638
 Household Income$37,684$56,019$69,021
 Family Median Income$47,955$63,946$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Commerce, TXHouston, TXUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K19.1%11.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K7.6%4.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K15.6%10.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K12.2%9.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K5.5%8.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.7%7.9%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K10.5%9.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.2%10.7%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K6.4%12.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.8%5.7%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K1.4%9.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Commerce, TXHouston, TXUnited States
 Management, business, finance8.0%15.7%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science1.8%7.1%6.5%
 Community, social services4.0%1.2%1.8%
 Legal0.0%1.6%1.2%
 Education, library12.7%5.4%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.8%1.7%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology2.6%5.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support4.3%2.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.5%1.8%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving9.5%5.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance6.1%5.1%3.6%
 Personal care2.3%2.3%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support28.9%19.6%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.1%0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.8%11.9%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving10.6%12.6%13.1%
Reviews for Commerce    2 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Commerce Texas is a community that is shriveling. The town has a branch of the A&M system here and should be thriving. I have only been here 1 year, and listening to  More

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Being a college town, there are people that will take advantage of new comers to town, Before renting an apartment or house, check with the commerce housing authority,  More

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Reviews for Houston    371 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I moved to Houston from the San Francisco Bay area in 1991 after college but I have always had family here. Houston is not what you think of when you think of Texas  More

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Over 2 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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Over 2 years ago

There's definitely lots of jobs/economic opportunity. It's quite racially diverse if that's your thing. Houston has awful urban sprawl. Expect awful traffic. Hot as hell  More

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