Eugene has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Hardly any work in Eugene; the top destination outside it is Danville (17%, 14 miles). 4 jobs are based in Eugene, against 53 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, next to 11% for Indiana as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Eugene
On a workday 53 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Eugene on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
Where people from Eugene work
Where Eugene clocks in
17% of workers
13% 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.
Most jobs in Eugene are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Eugene, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 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 Eugene’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Eugene
of Eugene workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 57 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Eugene
About 38% 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.
Work in the towns next to Eugene
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Eugene workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eugene | – | — | — | — | $66,528 |
| Cayuga | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cayuga: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Eugene’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 Eugene: questions
What is the median household income in Eugene?
$66,528 (±$40,447) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Eugene?
46.5%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Eugene work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Danville (17%, 14 mi), Indianapolis (13%, 72 mi), Mound Township (6%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Eugene without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Eugene, from the people who make the trip.
More of Eugene
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.