Park Rapids is a very small city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 4,269 people and three associated neighborhoods, Park Rapids is the 184th largest community in Minnesota.

A relatively large number of people in Park Rapids telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.25% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.72 minutes getting to work every day.

The population of Park Rapids overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Park Rapids, 22.45% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Park Rapids in 2018 was $32,320, which is lower middle income relative to Minnesota, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $129,280 for a family of four. However, Park Rapids contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Park Rapids is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Park Rapids home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Park Rapids residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Park Rapids include German, Norwegian, Finnish, English, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Park Rapids is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.