Kingsbury-Doak Farmhouse · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainEagle Creek Township has higher household incomes than 76% of U.S. towns
Only 4% work in Eagle Creek Township itself; outside it, Crown Point draws the most (10%, 10 miles). 3.0% of residents are in poverty, next to 12.3% for Indiana as a whole. Jobs and income earn Eagle Creek Township A−; getting around on foot earns it B−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Eagle Creek Township: the figures worth knowing
Eagle Creek Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Eagle Creek Township went from 331 in 2014 to 502 in 2024, +52%. The jobs ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Eagle Creek Township
65% of Eagle Creek Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 45% of the jobs based in Eagle Creek Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 96% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Eagle Creek Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 786 working residents, small shifts move the shares; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
The four measures behind Eagle Creek Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Eagle Creek Township is better than 83% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate is its strongest input; unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.9%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Eagle Creek Township could be anywhere from B to A+.
The 502 jobs based in Eagle Creek Township
502 jobs are based in Eagle Creek Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Eagle Creek Township, 2014 → 2024: 331 → 502. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Eagle Creek Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Eagle Creek Township: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Eagle Creek Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 984 commuters (the 4% 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.
How a workday changes Eagle Creek Township
On a workday 757 residents head out to work, 29 work right here, and 473 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in Eagle Creek Township on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.64 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 2024, primary jobs.
Out of Eagle Creek Township to work: where people go
Where Eagle Creek Township clocks in
10% of workers
7% of workers
7% 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.
The commute from Eagle Creek Township, by distance
About 16% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
In Eagle Creek Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Eagle Creek Township is more walkable than 50% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Indiana, on an EPA index of 6.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,020 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). 3.5% of Eagle Creek Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Eagle Creek Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Eagle Creek Township is 597th among 6,085 U.S. towns of 1,200 to 2,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 2 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Hewlett Harbor NY | 1,332 | $250K | 1.9% | 7.2% | 1% | A+ |
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| 6 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 117 | Galena IN | 1,549 | $128K | 1.8% | 4.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 171 | Foxcliff Estates IN | 1,674 | $142K | 2.8% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 595 | Porter Township OH | 2,380 | $124K | 2.4% | 5.6% | 2% | A− |
| 596 | Utica WI | 1,375 | $114K | 5.7% | 1.4% | 2% | A− |
| 597 | Eagle Creek Township IN | 1,750 | $100K | 3.0% | 3.9% | 4% | A− |
| 598 | Chester Township OH | 2,037 | $113K | 8.5% | 2.0% | 2% | A− |
| 599 | Dover Township KS | 1,707 | $113K | 2.5% | 0.1% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 6,085 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 7% | 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 Creek Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Around Eagle Creek Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Eagle Creek Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Creek Township | – | A− | B− | 31 min | $99,663 |
| Boone Township | under 3% | B | C− | 36 min | $74,631 |
| Cedar Creek Township | under 3% | B− | C+ | 34 min | $86,780 |
| Winfield Township | under 3% | A | C | 35 min | $133,448 |
| Lincoln Township | under 3% | B− | C+ | 40 min | $80,953 |
| Shelby | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Keener Township | under 3% | B− | C+ | 31 min | $74,292 |
| Center Township | under 3% | A− | B− | 30 min | $102,336 |
Same-state neighbors only. Shelby: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Eagle Creek Township’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 2024, 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 Creek Township: questions
What is the median household income in Eagle Creek Township?
$99,663 (±$6,903) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Eagle Creek Township?
3.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Eagle Creek Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Eagle Creek Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Crown Point (10%, 10 mi), Merrillville (7%, 13 mi), Chicago (7%, 44 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Eagle Creek Township walkable?
Eagle Creek Township is more walkable than 50% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 6.0 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Eagle Creek Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Eagle Creek Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Eagle Creek Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.