Gaylord is a very small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 4,356 people and four associated neighborhoods, Gaylord is the 218th largest community in Michigan.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Gaylord is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Gaylord is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Gaylord who work in sales jobs (13.97%), food service (12.75%), and business and financial occupations (8.40%). A relatively large number of people in Gaylord telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.55% 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. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Gaylord spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.01 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.The citizens of Gaylord are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.91% of adults in Gaylord having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Gaylord in 2022 was $28,696, which is middle income relative to Michigan, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $114,784 for a family of four. However, Gaylord contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Gaylord home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gaylord residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Gaylord include German, Irish, Polish, English, and French. The most common language spoken in Gaylord is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
