Photo: Tylervigen · CC BY 4.0Households in Eagan earn more than those in 83% of U.S. towns
The poverty rate is 5.9%; Minnesota has 9.3%. Eagan grades A for jobs and income and A− for walkability. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 7.7 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 26.2 in Minneapolis.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Eagan in brief
Jobs & income in Eagan: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Eagan is better than 90% of U.S. towns, #77 of 273 in Minnesota. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 96% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.7%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Eagan could be anywhere from A− to A.
73% of the jobs in Eagan pay over $3,333 a month
43,946 jobs are based in Eagan.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Eagan, 2013 → 2023: 42,393 → 43,946. 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 Eagan’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Eagan fills up on a workday
On a workday 29,025 residents head out to work, 4,633 work right here, and 39,313 people come in from elsewhere.
About 77,000 people are in Eagan on a workday afternoon, 15% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.31 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
15% of working residents work in Minneapolis
Where Eagan clocks in
15% of workers
11% of workers
8% 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 21 minutes each way, about the MN average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Eagan workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 28,934 commuters (the 24% who work from home are left out). Across Minnesota: 84% drive alone, 2% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How far Eagan’s workers travel
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.
Good to walk, short on transit: Eagan
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Eagan is more walkable than 84% of U.S. towns, #62 of 273 in Minnesota. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 4.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 5.7% across Minnesota.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 38,028 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 65% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 10% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 7.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 90% 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). 3.7% of Eagan households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Eagan’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 47,000 to 91,000, Eagan ranks 86th of 660 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| 4 | Plymouth MN | 78,942 | $137K | 4.3% | 2.3% | 12% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 21 | Maple Grove MN | 73,893 | $133K | 4.0% | 3.5% | 13% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 84 | Holly Springs NC | 50,288 | $136K | 4.8% | 3.4% | 8% | A |
| 85 | Libertyville Township IL | 54,621 | $134K | 6.8% | 3.7% | 20% | A |
| 86 | Eagan MN | 67,109 | $109K | 5.9% | 3.7% | 14% | A |
| 87 | Eastvale CA | 70,594 | $160K | 4.8% | 4.7% | 5% | A |
| 88 | Urbandale IA | 48,570 | $113K | 6.8% | 2.9% | 12% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 660 | Pahrump NV | 47,347 | $62K | 13.7% | 8.5% | 28% | 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 Eagan, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
14% of Eagan works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Bloomington (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Eagan workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagan | – | A | A− | 21 min | $108,690 |
| Bloomington | 8% | B+ | A | 21 min | $93,211 |
| Inver Grove Heights | under 2% | A | A | 22 min | $101,316 |
| Apple Valley | 2% | A | A | 25 min | $97,673 |
| Mendota Heights | under 2% | A+ | B | 20 min | $132,768 |
| Burnsville | 4% | B+ | A− | 23 min | $87,024 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Eagan’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 Eagan: questions
What is the median household income in Eagan?
$108,690 (±$3,880) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Eagan?
5.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Eagan?
21 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Eagan work?
14% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Minneapolis (15%, 12 mi), St. Paul (11%, 10 mi), Bloomington (8%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Eagan walkable?
Eagan is more walkable than 84% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 10.3 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Eagan without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 10% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Eagan, from the people who make the trip.
More of Eagan
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. 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.