Cloquet is a medium-sized city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 12,475 people and four associated neighborhoods, Cloquet is the 88th largest community in Minnesota.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.56% 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.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Cloquet spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.62 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

The overall education level of Cloquet is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 25.83% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Cloquet in 2022 was $38,223, which is middle income relative to Minnesota, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $152,892 for a family of four. However, Cloquet contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Cloquet is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Cloquet home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cloquet residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Cloquet include German, Irish, Finnish, English, and Norwegian.

The most common language spoken in Cloquet is English. Other important languages spoken here include Native American languages and German/Yiddish.