Eagle Point’s household incomes are higher than in 95% of U.S. towns
22% of workers work from home, against 9% across Alabama. 3.2% of residents live below the poverty line; Alabama has 15.6%. Jobs and income earn Eagle Point A+; getting around on foot earns it C−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Eagle Point, in brief
The figures behind Eagle Point’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Eagle Point is better than 98% of U.S. towns, #4 of 187 in Alabama. Household income is its strongest input ($151,842, U.S. $80,734); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 79% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Eagle Point could be anywhere from A− to A+.
The daily trip from Eagle Point: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Eagle Point workers work from home, vs 9% across Alabama. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,197 commuters (the 22% who work from home are left out). Across Alabama: 88% drive alone, <1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
In and out of Eagle Point on a workday
On a workday 1,309 residents head out to work, 16 work right here, and 747 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,500 people are in Eagle Point on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
0.58 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
27% of working residents work in Birmingham
Where Eagle Point clocks in
27% of workers
17% of workers
6% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Jobs in Eagle Point: what the 763 are
763 jobs are based in Eagle Point.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Eagle Point, 2013 → 2023: 822 → 763. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Eagle Point’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Eagle Point to work
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Most of Eagle Point commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Eagle Point is more walkable than 24% of U.S. towns, #119 of 187 in Alabama. Both inputs place Eagle Point near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,544 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.0% of Eagle Point households have no vehicle (Alabama 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Eagle Point’s commuters take a bus or train.
102nd of 4,562: where Eagle Point ranks among U.S. towns of 2,200 to 4,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 85 | Indian Springs Village AL | 2,553 | $137K | 3.4% | 1.7% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 100 | Scioto Township OH | 4,169 | $159K | 3.6% | 1.1% | 5% | A+ |
| 101 | Lowhill Township PA | 2,331 | $144K | 2.7% | 1.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 102 | Eagle Point AL | 3,110 | $152K | 3.2% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
| 103 | Pelican Marsh FL | 2,617 | $143K | 2.7% | 1.5% | 6% | A+ |
| 104 | Upper Salford Township PA | 3,182 | $139K | 3.6% | 2.3% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 163 | Priceville AL | 3,952 | $117K | 2.2% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 262 | Emerald Mountain AL | 3,535 | $123K | 2.2% | 1.8% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,562 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Eagle Point, the top three, the last and three more from Alabama.
Work next door: 21% of Eagle Point’s workers
The biggest share goes to Hoover (17%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Eagle Point workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Point | – | A+ | C− | 28 min | $151,842 |
| Hoover | 17% | A | C+ | 25 min | $109,253 |
| Pelham | 2% | A | C | 29 min | $101,094 |
| Meadowbrook | 2% | A+ | C− | 26 min | $141,862 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Eagle Point’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Eagle Point: questions
What is the median household income in Eagle Point?
$151,842 (±$39,152) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,999 across Alabama and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Eagle Point?
3.2%, against 15.6% across Alabama and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Eagle Point?
28 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Alabama and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Eagle Point work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Birmingham (27%, 11 mi), Hoover (17%, 8 mi), Vestavia Hills (6%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Eagle Point walkable?
Eagle Point is more walkable than 24% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.8 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Eagle Point without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Eagle Point, from the people who make the trip.
More of Eagle Point
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.