Granite Shoals is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 5,417 people and two associated neighborhoods, Granite Shoals is the 372nd largest community in Texas.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Granite Shoals is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Granite Shoals is a city of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Granite Shoals who work in sales jobs (14.04%), office and administrative support (10.52%), and maintenance occupations (10.41%). A relatively large number of people in Granite Shoals telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 14.46% 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. In Granite Shoals, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 36.14 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. As is often the case in a small city, Granite Shoals doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The percentage of adults in Granite Shoals who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.76% of the adults in Granite Shoals have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Granite Shoals in 2022 was $39,711, which is upper middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $158,844 for a family of four. However, Granite Shoals contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Granite Shoals is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Granite Shoals home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Granite Shoals, accounting for 49.74% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Granite Shoals residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Granite Shoals include German, Irish, English, French, and European. Granite Shoals also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 16.84%. The most common language spoken in Granite Shoals is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
