Commerce Economic Development

LOCATION Home of Texas A&M University-Commerce, the community is located in Hunt County, 65 miles northeast of Dallas off I-30 and 125 miles west of Texarkana. As the Gateway to Texas Lake Country, Commerce is less than 15 minutes from Cooper Lake which offers fishing, camping, boating and water skiing. INCENTIVES Tax Abatement – City, County, Hospital District Enterprise Zone Reinvestment Zone Economic Development Corporation 4-A Sales Tax City Industrial Development Association POPULATION Commerce: 9,600 Hunt County: 90,150 LOCAL ATTRACTIONS Texas A&M University-Planetarium Bois d’Arc Bash & Car Show Annual Golf Tournament Christmas in Downtown Commerce Northeast Texas Children’s Museum Fourth of July in the Park Cowhill Chilifest