Jobs, income and commuting in Eagle Lake, IL
Hardly any stay in Eagle Lake for work; outside it, Beecher is the main destination (25%, 4 miles). No jobs are based in Eagle Lake in the Census job records; 28 of its residents work elsewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Eagle Lake: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 28 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 100 people are in Eagle Lake on a workday afternoon, 21% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
Commuting out of Eagle Lake: the destinations
Where Eagle Lake clocks in
25% of workers
4% 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.
Working from home in Eagle Lake
of Eagle Lake workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 69 commuters (the 16% who work from home are left out). Across Illinois: 78% drive alone, 7% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Near or far: the trip to work from Eagle Lake
About 25% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
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 Lake: questions
What is the poverty rate in Eagle Lake?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Eagle Lake work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Beecher (25%, 4 mi), Washington Township (7%, 3 mi), Paxton (4%, 69 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Eagle Lake without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Eagle Lake, from the people who make the trip.
More of Eagle Lake
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.