Eagle Harbor at work: jobs, income and the commute
The average commute takes 50 minutes each way, where Maryland has 31 and the U.S. 26. 54% of workers have no commute at all, against 19% across Maryland. Hardly any work in Eagle Harbor; the top destination outside it is Waldorf (9%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Eagle Harbor, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 22 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 46 people are in Eagle Harbor on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
Where people from Eagle Harbor work
Where Eagle Harbor clocks in
9% of workers
5% of workers
5% 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.
A commute of about 50 minutes in Eagle Harbor
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 16 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Eagle Harbor workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 22 commuters (the 54% who work from home are left out). Across Maryland: 80% drive alone, 5% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Short hops and long hauls from Eagle Harbor
About 18% 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 Harbor: questions
What is the median household income in Eagle Harbor?
$81,771 (±$23,077) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Eagle Harbor?
8.3%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Eagle Harbor?
50 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 54% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Eagle Harbor work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Waldorf (9%, 12 mi), Washington (5%, 29 mi), Kensington (5%, 38 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Eagle Harbor 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 Harbor, from the people who make the trip.
More of Eagle Harbor
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.