Of important note, Inverness is also a town of artists. Inverness has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Inverness’s character.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 41.45% 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.
In addition, Inverness is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates", which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Inverness has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Inverness has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Inverness than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Inverness may be for you.
Inverness is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.
One downside of living in Inverness is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Inverness, the average commute to work is 31.69 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small town, Inverness doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
