Commerce

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Commerce

Total population

2,212

Median home value

$72,600

8.3%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$34,817

Commerce$35k

National$74k

Founded

1918

Elevation247 m

Land area2.16 km²

Weather84°F · Mostly Sunny

Coordinates36.93°, -94.86°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Commerce is a city in Ottawa County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Commerce had a population of 2,271.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Commerce, OK from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Notable people from here

E

Elmer George

racecar driver (1928-1976)

L

Lucien Ballard

American cinematographer (1908-1988)

D

David Froman

American actor (1938–2010)

D

Doug Furnas

American professional wrestler, powerlifter (1959-2012)

Bob Rockwell

American jazz saxophonist

L

Louis W. Ballard

Quapaw-Cherokee composer and artist from Oklahoma (1931-2007)

A

Alan Lowry

American football player (born 1950)

B

Bill Pace

American football player and coach, college athletics administrator (1932-1990)

C

Charles R. Nesbitt

American lawyer and politician

Don Porter

actor (1912-1997)

Judy Farrell

American actress and screenwriter (1938–2023)

Keith Anderson

American country singer

M

Merlyn Mantle

American writer

M

Moscelyne Larkin

American ballet dancer (1925-2012)

R

Robert B. Wyatt

American novelist (1940–1983)

T

Tinker Owens

American football player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Oklahoma

• Quapaw
  4.3 mi away
• Dotyville
  6.4 mi away
• Narcissa
  10 mi away
• Peoria
  10.7 mi away
• Fairland
  12.7 mi away
• Bluejacket
  15 mi away
• Copeland
  18.8 mi away
• Bernice
  21.7 mi away
• Cayuga
  23.6 mi away
• Dennis
  26.8 mi away
• Dodge
  27.5 mi away · pop. 9
• Drowning Creek
  31.6 mi away

Browse all places in Oklahoma →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Commerce

Jim Thomas Funeral Home, Commerce, Oklahoma

Shirley J. Mahurin · 2002

Oklahoma, Oklahoma

1909

Commerce of the prairies

Josiah Gregg · 1844

Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce · 1912

Real property inventory, 1934. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

United States. Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce · 1934

Oklahoma stock values and yields

Commerce Clearing House · 1940

Committee Reports

Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce · 2018

The immutable images of Oklahoma

Oklahoma. State Dept. of Commerce and Industry. · 1960

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire BISON, Osage, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-21 · 82 mi
• Wildfire B.B, Osage, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-06 · 88 mi
• Wildfire WRIGHT, Hughes, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-29 · 137 mi
• Wildfire Snake Mountain, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-14 · 170 mi
• Wildfire Alexander Trail Fire, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-30 · 172 mi
• Wildfire Alexander Trail, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-30 · 172 mi
• Wildfire Buck Creek, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-25 · 175 mi
• Wildfire Tram Trail, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 186 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Obscure Bird Grasshopper

Schistocerca obscura

Seen 2026-09-21

blue mistflower

Conoclinium coelestinum

Seen 2026-09-05

cardinal flower

Lobelia cardinalis

Seen 2026-09-05

rough horsetail

Equisetum hyemale

Seen 2026-09-05

American Toad

Anaxyrus americanus

Seen 2026-09-04

Maroon-legged Lion Fly

Promachus hinei

Seen 2026-08-24

Western Ratsnake

Pantherophis obsoletus

Seen 2026-08-04

Neosho Mucket

Lampsilis rafinesqueana

Seen 2026-08-03

Giant leaf-footed bug

Acanthocephala declivis

Seen 2026-07-25

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).