• Hunt County Survey

The city, with a population of 8,650, is home to four Fortune 500 companies. These companies, along with a number of smaller, privately owned companies chose Commerce because of the quality workforce, strong work ethic and the cooperation & pro-business attitude at City Hall. For more, see Case Studies and the Hunt County Survey (PDF file)

The workforce in Commerce and Hunt County has a strong work ethic and a very low absenteeism rate. Texas is a right to work state, and there are no unions in Commerce. Less than 1% of the workforce in Hunt County is union.

Hunt County's labor force is 39,380. Within a five county region from which Commerce draws its labor pool, there is a labor force of 96,623. The counties of Hunt, Lamar, Hopkins, Delta and Fannin had an average unemployment rate of 5.6% in 2005.

Civilian Labor Force

2005 Annual Labor Force 2005 Average Unemployment January 2006 Unemployment Texas 11,302,720 5.3% 5.3% Hunt County 40,011 5.4% 5.2% 5 County Region 96,523 5.6% Average 5.6% Average

In addition to the labor force available from the general population, students and spouses at Texas A&M University-Commerce provide an excellent source of employees for full and part time employment and shift work. The large majority of students at the University must work to help pay for their education.

For more detailed information about the workforce, click on Labor Survey & Analysis and the Wage & Benefit Survey.

Major Employers/Manufacturers

Name Type Number of Employees Texas A&M University-Commerce State University 875 Tyco Healthcare/The Kendall Co. Mfg. of Disposable Medical Devices 382 Commerce ISD Public School / Education 300 Wal-mart SuperCenter Retail Sales 240 Zurn, Inc. Mfg. of Plumbing and HVAC 164 Texas Senior Care Skilled Nursing & Home Health 102 City of Commerce Municipal Government 80 Alliance Carpet Cushion Company Mfg. of Foam Carpet Pad 64 Oak Manor Nursing Home Nursing Home 58 Ben E. Keith Beverage Distribution 56 First Choice Home Health Skilled Nursing & Home Health 54 Hunt Memorial / Presbyterian Hospital Health Care 53 Hydo Aluminum-Commerce Aluminum Remelter 53 Esquire Tool & Mfg Precision Machine, Tool and Die 23 Bunker Industries/ American Wood Mfg. of Wooden Doors 20 Bunch & Associates Medical Case Management 19 Hulsey Therapy Services Outpatient Physical Therapy 15 Personalized Printing Commercial Printing 13 Rei-Luc Millwork Mfg. of Wooden Doors 8 Quality Concrete Products Mfg. of Culvert Pipe & Septic Tanks 7 Latson Printing Printing 6 Sulphur River Mfg. Mfg. of Custom Cabinets 4

Industrial Support Services In Commerce and Area

Type Location Tool and Die Commerce Heat Treating Dallas — 65 miles Electric Motor Repair Greenville — 15 miles Heavy Hardware Commerce Welding Supplies Greenville — 15 miles Corrugated Containers Greenville — 15 miles Solid Waste Disposal Commerce Materials Recycling Commerce Hazardous Waste Commerce Oversized Overnight Delivery Commerce Drug Testing / Lab work Commerce 24-hour Emergency Room Commerce