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Commerce is a small town of 2,212 people in Ottawa County, Oklahoma. It's about 22 miles from Joplin, MO and 80 miles from Tulsa, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $73k and rent runs about $692 a month.
2,212people
$73kTypical home
$692/moRent
91° / 47°Summer / winter
7"Snow
251Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,212
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 957 people per sq mi
- 80 mi to Tulsa, OK
- 22 mi to Joplin, MO
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $73k (≈$458/mo)
- Median rent $692/mo
- Median household income $35k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 251 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 114 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (297 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,536 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 38% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to JLN airport
- 76 mi to TUL (major hub)
- 140 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 801 ft
- 484 mi to the ocean
- 218 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 144 mi to the nearest ski area
- 28 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 142 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Oklahoma districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ottawa County: R+54 in 2024
- Oklahoma: R+34 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk