Most of Eagles Nest Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
The trip to work takes 28 minutes on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. There are 7 jobs in Eagles Nest Township for 64 working residents. Hardly any work in Eagles Nest Township itself; outside it, Ely draws the most (14%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Eagles Nest Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 64 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in Eagles Nest Township on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
Where Eagles Nest Township’s working residents head each day
Where Eagles Nest Township clocks in
14% of workers
13% of workers
11% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Eagles Nest Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Eagles Nest Township, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 7. 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 Eagles Nest Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Eagles Nest Township: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Eagles Nest Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 72 commuters (the 19% 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.
The distance from Eagles Nest Township to work
About 39% 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.
How Eagles Nest Township compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Morse Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Eagles Nest Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagles Nest Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $83,000 |
| Morse Township | 5% | C+ | C− | 16 min | $80,815 |
| Breitung Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Breitung Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Eagles Nest 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 Eagles Nest Township: questions
What is the median household income in Eagles Nest Township?
$83,000 (±$13,320) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Eagles Nest Township?
9.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Eagles Nest Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Eagles Nest Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ely (14%, 12 mi), Duluth (13%, 74 mi), Virginia (11%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Eagles Nest Township 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 Eagles Nest Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Eagles Nest 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.