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.

A relatively large number of people in Cloquet telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.56% 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.

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.62 minutes getting to work every day.

In terms of college education, Cloquet is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 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.