Editing Commerce, Texas (section)

==Transportation==
[[File:1920 Locust yearbook p. 218 (Commerce, Texas map).jpg|thumb|1920 map of Commerce and surroundings]]

Commerce is served by the following highways:
* [[Image:Texas 11.svg|20px]] [[Texas State Highway 11]] – An east–west route through Commerce that connects with [[Sulphur Springs, Texas|Sulphur Springs]] and [[Winnsboro, Texas|Winnsboro]] to the east, and [[Wolfe City, Texas|Wolfe City]], [[Whitewright, Texas|Whitewright]] and [[Sherman, Texas|Sherman]] to the west. Runs concurrent with Loop 178 along the south side of the university on a street known locally as "Culver Street" and then runs concurrent with Highway 24 before heading west towards Wolfe City.
* [[Image:Texas 24.svg|20px]] [[Texas State Highway 24]] – Major north–south route that runs through the city of Commerce and the University. It connects with [[Campbell, Texas|Campbell]] and [[Interstate 30]] to the south and with [[Cooper, Texas|Cooper]] and [[Paris, Texas|Paris]] to the north. Most of the major businesses of Commerce line Highway 24. It is the only highway in Commerce that has a [[frontage road]]. It is a four-lane [[Dual carriageway|divided highway]].
*[[Image:Texas 50.svg|20px]] [[Texas State Highway 50]] – Serves the northwest part of Commerce, particularly the area by Commerce Municipal Airport. Connects with [[Ladonia, Texas|Ladonia]] to the north. Formerly, the highway ran concurrent with Highway 24 from Interstate 30; this portion of the highway was reassigned in 2009.<ref>[http://www.dot.state.tx.us/about_us/commission/2009_meetings/documents/minute_orders/sep24/20c.pdf TxDOT September 2009 meeting]</ref> 
* [[Image:Texas 224.svg|20px]] [[Texas State Highway 224]] – Is the Commerce-to-Greenville route, as it is the only highway that directly connects the two largest cities in Hunt county. It also goes through [[Neylandville, Texas|Neylandville]] before reaching its terminus in [[Greenville, Texas|Greenville]].
* [[Image:Texas Loop 178.svg|20px]] [[Texas State Highway Loop 178]] – a 3/4 loop that runs a semi-circle around Commerce. It runs concurrent with Highway 11 along Culver Street south of the university before the junction with Highway 24, and after the junction it continues west towards Highway 224.
*[[Image:Texas FM 71.svg|20px]] [[Texas Farm to Market Road 71]] – Serves the northeast rural area of Commerce and continues into [[Hopkins County, Texas|Hopkins County]], going through some of the smaller rural communities.
* [[Image:Texas FM 2874.svg|20px]] [[Texas Farm to Market Road 2874]] – Heads toward some unincorporated parts of Hunt County from a Junction with highway 224.
* [[Image:Texas FM 3218.svg|20px]] [[Texas Farm to Market Road 3218]] – Serves the southeast area of Commerce, running through a small industrial and rural area. It also passes by a few Commerce ISD schools.
* [[Image:Business plate.svg|20px]]<br /> [[Image:Texas 224.svg|20px]] Business 224–A business route of highway 224 through Commerce along Live Oak Street, Main Street and Park Street.
* [[Image:Business plate.svg|20px]]<br /> [[Image:Texas 11.svg|20px]] Business 11–A business route of highway 11 through Commerce along Maple Street, Park Street, and Wolfe City Drive, this route was formerly a part of Highway 11 before it was rerouted to run concurrent with Loop 178 and Highway 24.

Commerce is the proposed terminus in the third and final stage for the proposed Blacklands Turnpike, a toll road that would run from far northeastern [[Dallas County, Texas|Dallas County]], through [[Collin County, Texas|Collin]] and [[Rockwall County, Texas|Rockwall]] counties, as a faster way to get from Dallas to the major cities in Hunt County.

Commerce is served by [[Commerce Municipal Airport]].

Public transit called "The Connection" serves Commerce and all of Hunt County. The Connection operates Monday through Friday from 7 am to 7 pm. Reservations must be made one day in advance. The transit charges $2 ($4 round trip) if the passenger is traveling to a place within the same community or city, and $3 ($6 round trip) if the passenger is traveling from one city or community to another within Hunt County. The Connection will also take Hunt County residents to [[Dallas]] as a round trip only: passengers are charged $34, and a minimum of three passengers is required.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.connectioninfo.org/transportation.htm|title=SCRPT – Transportation|website=www.connectioninfo.org|access-date=2016-05-28}}</ref>