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# Commerce
- URL: https://www.tx.co/areas/commerce/
- Published: 2026-10-11T11:11:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-11T22:54:38.000Z
- Description: Commerce is a Hunt County city in the Texas Blackland Prairies, near the meeting of North and East Texas.
- Author: LC
- Tags: #area, Hunt County

Commerce is a Hunt County city in the Texas Blackland Prairies, near the meeting of North and East Texas. East Texas A&M University’s main campus is a major local reference point, with the university’s history in Commerce reaching back to the 1890s. Garvin Lake and the Lakeside Pavilion are among the campus’s outdoor spaces.

### Places to know

**East Texas A&M University.** The university’s main campus is in Commerce.

**Garvin Lake and Lakeside Pavilion.** Outdoor destinations on campus; check university access and reservation information before a visit.

### Check at the address, not the town name

- For campus visits or events, use the university’s directions, parking, and reservation information; an address’s distance from campus does not establish a walking route or service boundary.
- School attendance zones, flood risk, HOA obligations, utilities and property taxes follow the exact address. Use current records: [TEA school district locator](https://tea.texas.gov/families-and-students/school-district-locator/school-district-locator?ref=tx.co), [FEMA flood maps](https://msc.fema.gov/portal/home?ref=tx.co), [county appraisal districts](https://comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/property-tax/county-directory/?ref=tx.co).

### Sources

- Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Aug 2026; typical value, Commerce citywide.
- Mortgage rate: Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, 10-08-2026.
- [East Texas A&M University: Commerce campus](https://www.etamu.edu/commerce/?ref=tx.co)
- [East Texas A&M University: directions](https://www.etamu.edu/directions/?ref=tx.co)
- [Commerce geography and history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commerce,%5FTexas?ref=tx.co)
- [NCTCOG regional city and community reference](https://geospatial.nctcog.org/map/rest/services/Boundaries/Boundaries/MapServer/6?ref=tx.co)
- [NCTCOG January 1, 2026 population estimates](https://rdc.dfwmaps.com/pdfs/2026%20NCTCOG%20Population%20Estimates%20Publication.pdf?ref=tx.co)