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Grand Marais, Minnesota: commercial real estate data.
Grand Marais is a Census city of 1,796 people across 2.91 square miles of land, in Cook County. Median household income is $70,583, 60.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 9 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $4.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Grand Marais
What Grand Marais is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.91 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land617
- County holding the largest share of its areaCook County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Grand Marais
- Population1,796
- Median age45.6
- Population under 18363 plus or minus 86
- Share under 1820.2 percent
- Population 65 and over484 plus or minus 115
- Share 65 and over26.9 percent
- Households793
- Family households435 plus or minus 102
- Share of households that are families54.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Grand Marais
- Median household income$70,583
- Per capita income$37,195
- Civilian labor force822 plus or minus 176
- Employed815 plus or minus 176
- Unemployed7 plus or minus 11
- Unemployment rate0.9 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Adults 25 and over1,355
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.8 percent plus or minus 22.0
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher42.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree26.6 percent plus or minus 6.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Grand Marais
- Housing units904
- Occupied units793
- Vacant units111 plus or minus 50
- Vacancy rate12.3 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Owner occupied476
- Renter occupied317 plus or minus 98
- Ownership rate60.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$310,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$900
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.3 percent
- Single family units736
- Share single family81.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more168 plus or minus 55
- Share in buildings of two or more18.6 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1971
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Grand Marais gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute687 plus or minus 144
- Commuting under 15 minutes573 plus or minus 116
- Share commuting under 15 minutes83.4 percent plus or minus 24.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more55 plus or minus 39
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more8.0 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Drove alone63.5 percent
- Carpooled5.9 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked14.2 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Worked from home15.1 percent plus or minus 8.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Grand Marais
SBA loans in Grand Marais (7(a))
- Approvals9
- Gross approval$4,407,300
- Average approval$489,700
- Median approval$250,000
- Largest approval$2,125,000
- Jobs supported81
- Jobs per approval9.0
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more33.3 percent
- Share to franchises11.1 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS8
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Grand Marais, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Grand Marais (504)
- Approvals14
- Gross approval$8,169,000
- Average approval$583,500
- Median approval$457,000
- Largest approval$1,932,000
- Jobs supported89
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Grand Marais, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Grand Marais
- NFIP communityCity of Grand Marais
- NFIP community number270089
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The City of Grand Marais participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 270089 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Cook County, not Grand Marais
Cook County context, not Grand Marais figures
- Establishments in Cook County292
- Covered employment, Cook County2,628
- Average annual pay, Cook County$45,255
- Housing units permitted, Cook County62
Every figure in this section is published for Cook County as a whole and is not a measurement of Grand Marais.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Grand Marais questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Grand Marais, Minnesota?
1,796, in 793 households. Grand Marais city covers 2.91 square miles of land, which is 617 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Grand Marais in?
Cook County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Grand Marais?
$70,583. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $310,500. Median gross rent is $900 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Grand Marais businesses?
9 7(a) approvals totaling $4.4 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $250,000, plus 14 504 approvals worth $8.2 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Grand Marais, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Grand Marais borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Grand Marais. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Grand Marais in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Grand Marais appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Grand Marais, city of, community 270089, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Grand Marais figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Cook County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Grand Marais.
Is zoning published for Grand Marais?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.