Most of Bear Lake commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Bear Lake report 4 jobs; 115 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Bear Lake itself; outside it, Fort Wayne draws the most (25%, 25 miles). For 0% of workers, the job is at home (Indiana 11%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Bear Lake on a workday
On a workday 115 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 33 people are in Bear Lake on a workday afternoon, 77% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Bear Lake’s residents
Where Bear Lake clocks in
7% 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.
Goods, not services: 100% of the jobs in Bear Lake
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bear Lake, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 4. 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 Bear Lake’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Bear Lake
of Bear Lake workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 47 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across Indiana: 85% 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.
Bear Lake’s commute, mile by mile
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 Bear Lake: questions
What is the median household income in Bear Lake?
$29,135 (±$22,112) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bear Lake?
21.5%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Bear Lake work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fort Wayne (25%, 25 mi), Churubusco (7%, 12 mi), Elkhart (6%, 34 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bear Lake without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bear Lake, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bear 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.