CommerceGA
A town of 8,013. A typical home worth about $331K.
Population
8,013
+12.9% since 2010
Typical home
$331K
+2.3% in a year
Household income
$61K
median
Jobs based here
7,014
A job hub
What makes Commerce stand out The 3 things Commerce does most differently from other towns.
A growing town Commerce has grown 12.9% since 2010 6,544 people in 2010; 8,013 today.
What’s changed most in Commerce? 6,544 2010
7,387 2020
8,013 Today
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
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Housing
A typical Commerce home is worth about $331K The typical Commerce home is worth about $331,000, up 2.3% in a year, close to the Georgia typical home.
$331K Zillow home value
Typical home value Commerce $331K
Georgia $331K
Market temperature
Balanced A balanced market Buyer’s Seller’s +2.3%
value change, 1 year
Schools
Commerce’s public schools outperform 90% of Georgia districts The public schools Commerce’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 90% of Georgia’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
A School Grade
Work & commute
About one in eight working residents works right in Commerce Most working residents leave Commerce for work: only 13% work in town. The top destinations are Jefferson (7%), Gainesville (5%) and Atlanta (3%). Half commute less than 20 miles.
13% work in town
Where working residents work In Commerce 13%
Jefferson 7%
Gainesville 5%
Atlanta 3%
Braselton 2%
20 mi
median commute distance
7,014
jobs based in Commerce
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
Natural hazards
Very low risk, with inland flooding at the top Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 8% of U.S. communities.
8 risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
8 Very low risk Lower Higher Inland flooding Tornadoes Cold waves
3
federal disasters paid out here
Health
Healthier than 29% of U.S. towns Commerce beats the Georgia average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6.
C Health Grade
32 measures vs. Georgia
What stands out Commerce GA More adults with COPD 8.3% 6.5% More smokers 17% 13.6% More adults with heart disease 7.1% 6.1%
St. Mary's Hospital
19 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
50th
percentile among GA towns
Climate
Mild winters, hot summers Commerce has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 33°, and snow is almost unheard of.
89° summer high
Typical low → high °F Winter 35–55°
Spring 49–72°
Summer 67–88°
Fall 51–73°
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
Outdoors
0.5% of Commerce is conserved land 1.3 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.
0.5% conserved
0.5%
conserved · 42 of 8,772 acres
1.3 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
A job hub Every workday, about 6,556 people come to Commerce for work Where Commerce’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
7% → Jefferson Jefferson 7%
5% → Gainesville Gainesville 5%
3% → Atlanta Atlanta 3%
2% → Braselton Braselton 2%
1% → Buford Buford 1%
1% → Lawrenceville Lawrenceville 1%
Commerce · 13% stay
7,014 jobs based in Commerce
13% of working residents work in town
20 mi median commute distance
How do you get to work from Commerce?
Census LEHD 2023
2017 · East Jackson Comprehensive High School · Wikimedia Commons
Commerce’s story
Commerce in pictures
10 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 3 places on the National Register.
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Famous people from Commerce 8 notable people were born in Commerce.
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Commerce is a city in Jackson County, Georgia, 70 miles (110 km) northeast of Atlanta. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 7,387.
From Wikipedia , licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
Population 7,387
Area 12 sq mi
Elevation 912 ft
ZIP code 30529, 30530, 30599
Area code 706 
