Making a living in Eastlake
The trip to work takes 19 minutes on average; Michigan averages 24, the U.S. 26. Working from home is the commute for 1% of workers, next to 14% for Michigan as a whole. Hardly any stay in Eastlake for work; outside it, Manistee is the main destination (24%, 2 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Eastlake quiets down on a workday
On a workday 141 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 270 people are in Eastlake on a workday afternoon, 35% 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 2021, primary jobs.
Where Eastlake’s working residents head each day
Where Eastlake clocks in
24% of workers
17% 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.
About 19 minutes to work from Eastlake
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Eastlake workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 136 commuters (the 1% 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.
Where in the region Eastlake works
About 23% 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.
Eastlake and its neighbors: 48% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Eastlake workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastlake | – | — | — | 19 min | $50,139 |
| Manistee Township | 17% | C− | C− | 18 min | $65,461 |
| Manistee | 24% | D | A− | 15 min | $60,541 |
| Stronach Township | 7% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Stronach Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Manistee. Darker towns draw more of Eastlake’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 Eastlake: questions
What is the median household income in Eastlake?
$50,139 (±$13,545) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Eastlake?
7.5%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Eastlake?
19 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Eastlake work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Manistee (24%, 2 mi), Manistee Township (17%, 4 mi), Filer Township (8%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Eastlake without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Eastlake, from the people who make the trip.
More of Eastlake
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.