Grand Marais is a very small city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 1,350 people and two associated neighborhoods, Grand Marais is the 374th largest community in Minnesota.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 15.90% 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.
Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Grand Marais is worth considering.
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 16.25 minutes getting to work every day.
Grand Marais is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The education level of Grand Marais ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Grand Marais, 44.44% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.
The per capita income in Grand Marais in 2022 was $36,814, 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 $147,256 for a family of four. However, Grand Marais contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
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, Norwegian, Irish, Swedish, and English.
The most common language spoken in Grand Marais is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.