Aitkin is a very small city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 2,174 people and three associated neighborhoods, Aitkin is the 305th largest community in Minnesota.

A relatively large number of people in Aitkin telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.32% 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.

One of the benefits of Aitkin is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 14.64 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Being a small city, Aitkin does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The citizens of Aitkin are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.17% of adults in Aitkin having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Aitkin in 2022 was $23,302, which is low income relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $93,208 for a family of four. However, Aitkin contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Aitkin home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Aitkin residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Aitkin include German, Norwegian, English, Irish, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in Aitkin is English. Other important languages spoken here include Serbo-Croatian and Native American languages.