Grant is a tiny city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 979 people and two associated neighborhoods, Grant is the 484th largest community in Michigan.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Grant is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Grant is a city of service providers, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Grant who work in management occupations (12.05%), office and administrative support (10.94%), and personal care services (7.81%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.38% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. In Grant, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.50 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Grant 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 population of Grant has a very low overall level of education: only 9.11% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher. The per capita income in Grant in 2022 was $22,813, which is low income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $91,252 for a family of four. However, Grant contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Grant is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Grant home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Grant residents report their race to be White. Grant also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 21.01% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Grant include German, Irish, French, English, and Dutch. The most common language spoken in Grant is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
