Welcome to Commerce ...

The city of Commerce is located in Los Angeles County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Commerce, you might get a feel for its founding by knowing that they incorporated January 28, 1960.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Commerce has a population of 12,608 people<2> (see below for details).

Commerce is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Commerce lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Commerce ...

Official Website: www.ci.commerce.ca.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Commerce had an population of 12,608 people. This is a decrease of 1.68% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.32% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Commerce had a population of 12,823 people. This makes Commerce the county's 75th most populous community.

The population of Commerce represents 0.03% of the population of California (which has 37,253,956 people), making it the state's 343rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 12,823 people, the population of Commerce increased 2.03% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 12,568 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Commerce.

Communities Also Named Commerce ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Commerce - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Commerce.

Communities near Commerce ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Commerce.

• Long Beach
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
  • Long Beach is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 454,681 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Beach <4>
• Anaheim
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaheim
  • Anaheim is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 353,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anaheim <4>
• Glendale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
  • Glendale is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197,747 people
  • Former name for Glendale:
  • Tropico
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendale <4>
• Torrance
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torrance
  • Torrance is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Torrance <4>
• Pasadena
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasadena
  • Pasadena is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,045 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pasadena <4>
• Fullerton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
  • Fullerton is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 139,921 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fullerton <4>
• El Monte
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Monte
  • El Monte is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,344 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Monte <4>
• Inglewood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglewood
  • Inglewood is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 107,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inglewood <4>
• West Covina
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covina
  • West Covina is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 103,656 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Covina <4>
• Norwalk
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
  • Norwalk is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Commerce. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Commerce.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Commerce. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Commerce.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Commerce. See our Newspapers Page for Commerce.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Commerce ...

Looking for more information about Commerce? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Commerce, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Commerce.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Commerce: www.ci.commerce.ca.us/

The official website for Los Angeles County: www.lacounty.info/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/