Grand Marais is a very small city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 1,321 people and two associated neighborhoods, Grand Marais is the 374th largest community in Minnesota.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 14.84% 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.
One of the benefits of Grand Marais is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 12.09 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
Being a small city, Grand Marais does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
Grand Marais is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 43.46% of adults in Grand Marais have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.
The per capita income in Grand Marais in 2022 was $38,063, which is middle income relative to Minnesota, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $152,252 for a family of four. However, Grand Marais contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Grand Marais is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Grand Marais home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Grand Marais residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Grand Marais include German, Irish, Norwegian, Swedish, and English.
The most common language spoken in Grand Marais is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.