Most of Eagle Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
There are 63 jobs in Eagle Township; 237 of its residents have a job. Only 1% stay in Eagle Township for work; outside it, Cloquet is the main destination (13%, 19 miles). The average commute takes 35 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Eagle Township
Eagle Township is a place people come home to
There are 63 jobs based in Eagle Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Eagle Township has about 370 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Eagle Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 92 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 237 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Eagle Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 234 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 60 people come in from elsewhere.
About 370 people are in Eagle Township on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
From Eagle Township, about 35 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Eagle Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 241 commuters (the 13% 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.
Where Eagle Township’s working residents head each day
Where Eagle Township clocks in
12% 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.
Goods, not services: 78% of the jobs in Eagle Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Eagle Township, 2013 → 2023: 37 → 63. 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 Eagle Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Eagle Township to work
About 24% 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.
Next door to Eagle Township
The biggest share goes to Cromwell (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Eagle Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Township | – | — | — | 35 min | $94,167 |
| Kalevala Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Cromwell | 5% | — | — | 42 min | — |
| Lakeview Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Kalevala Township, Cromwell and Lakeview Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Eagle Township’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 Eagle Township: questions
What is the median household income in Eagle Township?
$94,167 (±$8,117) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Eagle Township?
6.9%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Eagle Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Eagle Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cloquet (13%, 19 mi), Duluth (12%, 36 mi), Moose Lake (8%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Eagle Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Eagle Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Eagle Township
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.