Commerce

  1. Commerce Legal Resources
  2. Commerce Statistics
  3. Commerce Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Commerce Employment Information
  5. Commerce Family Information
  6. Commerce Education Information
  7. Commerce Public Benefits Information
  8. Commerce Immigration & Civil Rights Information


Commerce Legal Resources Back to top

Michigan Constitution
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Michigan State Resources
Michigan Website
Michigan Governor
Michigan Legislature
Michigan Courts
Michigan Government Resources

State Attorney General
Federal Courts
Michigan Eastern


Commerce Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 30,349
  • Land Area (2000): 68.028 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 4.890 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 11,191
Commerce Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 30,004 98.35%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 502 1.65%

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Commerce Employment Information Back to top
Commerce Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 15,836 15,146 690 4.36% 44
1991 15,778 14,922 856 5.43% 54
1992 16,130 15,266 865 5.36% 54
1993 16,339 15,636 703 4.30% 43
1994 16,583 16,052 532 3.21% 32
1995 16,835 16,388 447 2.65% 27
1996 17,138 16,690 448 2.61% 26
1997 17,447 17,056 391 2.24% 22
1998 17,675 17,308 368 2.08% 21
1999 17,989 17,623 366 2.04% 20
2000 20,326 19,862 464 2.28% 23
2001 19,951 19,258 693 3.47% 35
2002 19,527 18,710 816 4.18% 42
2003 19,274 18,421 853 4.43% 44
2004 19,054 18,196 858 4.50% 45
2005 18,954 18,087 867 4.58% 46
2006 18,780 17,912 867 4.62% 46
2007 18,578 17,649 929 5.00% 50
2008 18,465 17,461 1,004 5.44% 54
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 18,256 17,292 964 5.28% 53
Feb 2008 18,367 17,464 903 4.92% 49
Mar 2008 18,346 17,372 974 5.31% 53
Apr 2008 18,126 17,330 796 4.39% 44
May 2008 18,462 17,395 1,067 5.78% 58
Jun 2008 18,762 17,551 1,211 6.45% 65
Jul 2008 18,671 17,576 1,095 5.86% 59
Aug 2008 18,728 17,680 1,048 5.60% 56
Sep 2008 18,464 17,486 978 5.30% 53
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Commerce Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 1,616 18.07%
2. Construction 1,080 12.08%
3. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 601 6.72%
4. Finance and Insurance 395 4.42%
5. Metal Manufactuing 378 4.23%
6. Machinery Manufacturing 317 3.54%
7. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 282 3.15%
8. Health Care 276 3.09%
9. Accommodation and Food Services 231 2.58%
10. Department and Other General Stores 199 2.22%
11. Educational Services 198 2.21%
12. Public Administration 185 2.07%
13. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 183 2.05%
14. Repair and Maintenance 171 1.91%
15. Food and Beverage Stores 153 1.71%
16. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 148 1.65%
17. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 144 1.61%
18. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 123 1.38%
19. Motor Vehicles, Parts and Supplies, Wholesale 115 1.29%
20. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 100 1.12%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 886 12.93%
2. Educational Services 862 12.58%
3. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 568 8.29%
4. Finance and Insurance 527 7.69%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 366 5.34%
6. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 281 4.10%
7. Department and Other General Stores 232 3.38%
8. Social Assistance 208 3.03%
9. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 204 2.98%
10. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 180 2.63%
11. Public Administration 179 2.61%
12. Construction 160 2.33%
13. Food and Beverage Stores 143 2.09%
14. Personal and Laundry Services 137 2.00%
15. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 114 1.66%
16. Machinery Manufacturing 102 1.49%
17. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 91 1.33%
18. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 86 1.25%
19. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 86 1.25%
20. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 86 1.25%

Commerce Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 678 7.58%
2. Engineers 670 7.49%
3. Other Management Occupations 634 7.09%
4. Other Sales and Related Occupations 537 6.00%
5. Computer Specialists 385 4.30%
6. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 361 4.04%
7. Other Production Occupations 346 3.87%
8. Top Executives 342 3.82%
9. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 307 3.43%
10. Vehicle Mechanics 246 2.75%
11. Other Installation / Maintenance 229 2.56%
12. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 203 2.27%
13. Other Construction Trades 200 2.24%
14. Business Operations Specialists 198 2.21%
15. Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales 197 2.20%
16. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 190 2.12%
17. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 170 1.90%
18. Other Office and Admin Support 153 1.71%
19. Other Financial Specialists 143 1.60%
20. Operations Managers Non Finance 136 1.52%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 490 7.15%
2. Other Office and Admin Support 414 6.04%
3. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 353 5.15%
4. Registered Nurses 313 4.57%
5. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 306 4.46%
6. Other Management Occupations 294 4.29%
7. Other Sales and Related Occupations 263 3.84%
8. Cashiers 218 3.18%
9. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 218 3.18%
10. Business Operations Specialists 208 3.03%
11. Accountants and Auditors 199 2.90%
12. Child Care Workers 186 2.71%
13. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 184 2.68%
14. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 171 2.49%
15. Computer Specialists 167 2.44%
16. Waiters and Waitresses 157 2.29%
17. Customer Service Representatives 149 2.17%
18. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 132 1.93%
19. Other Production Occupations 123 1.79%
20. Other Healthcare Support 115 1.68%

Commerce Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 13,749 62.01%
15-35 hours 2,965 13.37%
1-14 hours 857 3.87%
No regular hours 4,602 20.75%

Commerce Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 330 2.19%
5 AM-5:29 AM 360 2.39%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 707 4.69%
6 AM-6:29 AM 1,522 10.10%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 1,631 10.83%
7 AM-7:29 AM 2,496 16.57%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 2,238 14.86%
8 AM-8:29 AM 1,706 11.32%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 864 5.74%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 1,040 6.90%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 377 2.50%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 107 0.71%
Noon-3:59 PM 879 5.83%
4 PM-11:59 PM 808 5.36%

Commerce Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 145 0.96%
5-9 971 6.45%
10-14 1,475 9.79%
15-19 1,556 10.33%
20-24 1,727 11.46%
25-29 994 6.60%
30-34 2,289 15.19%
35-39 918 6.09%
40-44 1,211 8.04%
45-59 2,456 16.30%
60-89 1,044 6.93%
At least 90 279 1.85%

Commerce Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 0 0.00% 6,868 45.59%
30-44 7 0.05% 4,411 29.28%
45-59 0 0.00% 2,456 16.30%
At least 60 8 0.05% 1,315 8.73%

Commerce Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 978 6.30%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 13,962 89.96%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 79 0.51%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 15 0.10%
Color 6 Box Walked 31 0.20%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 456 2.94%

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Commerce Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 10,730 (30,481 people)
Families (2000): 8,513 (27,368 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 4,088
People at same address in 1995: 15,323
Commerce Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 302 2.81%
$10,000-$14,999 168 1.57%
$15,000-$19,999 322 3.00%
$20,000-$24,999 327 3.05%
$25,000-$29,999 334 3.11%
$30,000-$34,999 341 3.18%
$35,000-$39,999 340 3.17%
$40,000-$44,999 465 4.33%
$45,000-$49,999 507 4.73%
$50,000-$59,999 867 8.08%
$60,000-$74,999 1,431 13.34%
$75,000-$99,999 1,876 17.48%
$100,000-$124,999 1,427 13.30%
$125,000-$149,999 770 7.18%
$150,000-$199,999 661 6.16%
$200,000 or more 592 5.52%

Commerce Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 1,766 16.49%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 3,076 28.73%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 385 3.60%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 1,934 18.06%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 33 0.31%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 2,274 21.24%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 16 0.15%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 886 8.27%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 254 2.37%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 2 0.02%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 82 0.77%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Commerce Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 9,779 31.61%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 5,477 17.70%
Public Assistance 107 0.35%
Retirement 1,422 4.60%
Self Employment 1,501 4.85%
Social Security 1,735 5.61%
Supplemental Security 183 0.59%
Wage / Salary 9,508 30.73%
Other 1,227 3.97%

Commerce Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 3,304 44.75%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 4,080 55.25%

Commerce Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 871 7.76%
Color 1 Box Married 7,751 69.05%
Color 2 Box Never Married 2,456 21.88%
Color 3 Box Widowed 148 1.32%

Commerce Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 1,085 9.60%
Color 1 Box Married 7,621 67.46%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,909 16.90%
Color 3 Box Widowed 682 6.04%

Commerce Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Commerce Education Information Back to top
Commerce Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 254 1.19%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,612 7.57%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 5,001 23.49%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 5,876 27.60%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 1,522 7.15%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 4,758 22.35%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 2,270 10.66%

Commerce Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 441 1.45% 479 1.58% 920 3.03%
Kindergarten 413 1.36% 76 0.25% 489 1.61%
Grades 1-4 1,948 6.42% 218 0.72% 2,166 7.14%
Grades 5-8 2,051 6.76% 155 0.51% 2,206 7.27%
Grades 9-12 1,615 5.32% 101 0.33% 1,716 5.65%
Undergrad college 842 2.77% 182 0.60% 1,024 3.37%
Graduate or professional school 254 0.84% 46 0.15% 300 0.99%
Total 7,564 24.92% 1,257 4.14% 8,821 29.07%

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Commerce Public Benefits Information Back to top
Commerce Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 29,373 96.55%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 1,051 3.45%

Commerce Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Commerce Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Commerce Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 5,307 17.49%
10-19 Years 4,367 14.39%
20-29 Years 2,588 8.53%
30-39 Years 5,691 18.75%
40-49 Years 5,796 19.10%
50-59 Years 3,478 11.46%
60-69 Years 1,696 5.59%
70-79 Years 1,088 3.58%
80-89 Years 304 1.00%
90+ Years 34 0.11%

Commerce Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 15,258 50.28%
Color 1 Box Female 15,091 49.72%

Commerce Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 29,059 95.75%
Color 2 Box Asian 426 1.40%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 358 1.18%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 265 0.87%
Color 1 Box African-American 155 0.51%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 58 0.19%
Color 6 Box Other Race 27 0.09%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 1 0.00%

Commerce Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 7,433 20.34%
2. Irish 4,993 13.67%
3. Polish 3,939 10.78%
4. English 3,854 10.55%
5. Italian 2,651 7.26%
6. French Non-Basque 1,830 5.01%
7. United States Or American 1,805 4.94%
8. Scottish 1,338 3.66%
9. French Canadian 952 2.61%
10. Russian 574 1.57%

Commerce Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 26,596 95.82%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 208 0.75%
3. Russian 131 0.47%
4. French 129 0.46%
5. Arabic 115 0.41%
6. Italian 94 0.34%
7. German 91 0.33%
8. Polish 81 0.29%
9. Japanese 64 0.23%
10. Urdu 36 0.13%

Commerce Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 29,093 95.37%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 753 2.47%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 660 2.16%

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Commerce Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.