Photo: Paul R. Burley · CC BY-SA 4.0Work, pay and getting to work in Eagle River
10% of workers have no commute at all, against 14% across Michigan. Hardly any stay in Eagle River for work; outside it, Calumet Township is the main destination (17%, 13 miles). Employers in Eagle River report 25 jobs, against 23 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Eagle River
On a workday 23 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 25 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.09 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2021, primary jobs.
The places Eagle River commutes to
Where Eagle River 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Eagle River
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2021.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Eagle River’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Eagle River
of Eagle River workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 9 commuters (the 10% who work from home are left out). Across Michigan: 86% 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 many miles Eagle River commutes
About 35% 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 2021.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
26% of Eagle River works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Allouez Township (13%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Eagle River workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle River | – | — | — | — | $78,750 |
| Allouez Township | 13% | D− | B+ | 22 min | $44,531 |
| Eagle Harbor Township | 13% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Eagle Harbor Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Eagle River’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 2021, 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 River: questions
What is the median household income in Eagle River?
$78,750 (±$61,499) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Eagle River?
8.6%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Eagle River work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Calumet Township (17%, 13 mi), Allouez Township (13%, 5 mi), Eagle Harbor Township (13%, 45 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Eagle River 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 River, from the people who make the trip.
More of Eagle River
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2021, 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.