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GrannisAR

A town of 691. A regional job hub with 352 jobs.

Photo: Bobyellow · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
691
−10.5% since 2010
Median home value
$95K
Census ACS
Household income
$75K
median
Median age
28.9
years
Jobs based here
352
A job hub

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Small town

691 people, and everyone knows the way

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81°
Cloudy
H 86° · L 65°

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Grannis

Most working residents leave Grannis for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are De Queen (12%), Mena (10%) and Wickes (7%). Half commute less than 27 miles.

7%work in town

Where working residents work

In Grannis7%
De Queen12%
Mena10%
Wickes7%
Fort Smith4%
27 mi
median commute distance
352
jobs based in Grannis
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Mild winters, hot summers

Grannis has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 91°, a January night drops to 31°, and about 4 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

4″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter33–54°
Spring49–72°
Summer67–90°
Fall50–74°
Nov 5
typical first frost
Mar 29
typical last frost
+0.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Grannis is

Grannis beats the Arkansas average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 17.

32 measures vs. Arkansas
0 better15 too close to call17 worse
What stands outGrannisAR
More uninsured adults19.3%11.3%
More adults facing food insecurity27.9%18.5%
More adults without reliable transportation13.9%9.7%
Sevier County Medical Center
14.2 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 49% of U.S. communities.

49risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
49Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesIce storms
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors

0% of Grannis is conserved land

0.6 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 5,084 acres
0.6 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. City Park—8
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A job hub

Every workday, about 339 people come to Grannis for work

Where Grannis’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

12% → De Queen De Queen 12% 10% → Mena Mena 10% 7% → Wickes Wickes 7% 4% → Fort Smith Fort Smith 4% 3% → Nashville Nashville 3% 3% → Russellville Russellville 3% Grannis · 7% stay
352jobs based in Grannis
7%of working residents work in town
27 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Grannis

City in Arkansas, United States

Grannis is a city in Polk County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Grannis had a population of 496. Near Grannis is the Boggs Springs Youth Encampment of the American Baptist Association, a retreat of Missionary Baptist churches.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
496
Area
8.1 sq mi
Elevation
935 ft
ZIP code
71944
Area code
870

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