About Brimson

Brimson is a tiny town located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 247 people and just one neighborhood, Brimson is the 418th largest community in Minnesota.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Brimson is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 35.8% of the Brimson workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Brimson is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Brimson who work in office and administrative support jobs (19.27%), management occupations (8.26%), and teaching (6.42%).

Also of interest is that Brimson has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.34% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Brimson is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the town's population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live.

One downside of living in Brimson is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Brimson, the average commute to work is 44.16 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

As is often the case in a small town, Brimson doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Brimson Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Brimson is somewhat better educated than the 14.96% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 21.53% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Brimson in 2000 was $24,272, which is upper middle income relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $97,088 for a family of four.

The people who call Brimson home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Brimson is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Brimson include Finnish, German, Irish, Norwegian, Swedish, Polish, Slovene, and Welsh.

The most common language spoken in Brimson is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Scandinavian.