Photo: Myotus · CC BY 4.0Eveleth has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each
Employers in Eveleth report 774 jobs; 1,504 of its residents have a job. The two grades for Eveleth are D for jobs and income and B for walkability. Measured by household income, Eveleth is behind 87% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Eveleth: the figures worth knowing
A lot of Eveleth works one town over
41% of working residents work in a town that borders Eveleth: Virginia (30%), Mountain Iron (6%) and Fayal Township (5%). Next door ↓
Few Eveleth workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 18% across Minnesota. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Eveleth than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Eveleth fell from 1,275 in 2013 to 774 in 2023, −39%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
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.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Eveleth
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Eveleth is better than 14% of U.S. towns, #262 of 273 in Minnesota. Unemployment holds Eveleth’s grade up (5.7%, U.S. 5.2%); household income pulls it down ($50,725, U.S. $80,734).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Eveleth could be anywhere from D− to B−.
About 20 minutes each way, quicker than most of Minnesota
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Eveleth workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,573 commuters (the 2% 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 kinds of work in Eveleth
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Eveleth, 2013 → 2023: 1,275 → 774. 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 Eveleth’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Eveleth on a workday afternoon
On a workday 1,346 residents head out to work, 158 work right here, and 616 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,700 people are in Eveleth on a workday afternoon, 22% 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.
30% of working residents work in Virginia
Where Eveleth clocks in
30% of workers
9% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Eveleth
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Getting around Eveleth: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Eveleth is more walkable than 57% of U.S. towns, #169 of 273 in Minnesota. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.3% 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 1,599 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 6.0% of Eveleth households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Eveleth’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Eveleth is 3,792nd among 4,402 U.S. towns of 2,400 to 4,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | Independence MN | 3,763 | $187K | 1.1% | 0.8% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 17 | Deephaven MN | 3,794 | $198K | 1.7% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 18 | Greenfield MN | 2,962 | $154K | 1.2% | 0.4% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,790 | Baxter Springs KS | 3,823 | $51K | 24.3% | 5.6% | 22% | D |
| 3,791 | Vassar MI | 2,685 | $59K | 14.8% | 10.9% | 9% | D |
| 3,792 | Eveleth MN | 3,381 | $51K | 14.8% | 5.7% | 11% | D |
| 3,793 | North Wilkesboro NC | 4,369 | $38K | 23.8% | 4.8% | 15% | D |
| 3,794 | Montpelier OH | 3,884 | $41K | 15.7% | 5.8% | 21% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 4,402 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Eveleth, the top three, the last and three more from Minnesota.
The towns next door employ 41% of Eveleth
The biggest share goes to Virginia (30%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Eveleth workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eveleth | – | D | B | 20 min | $50,725 |
| Fayal Township | 5% | B | D | 23 min | $86,987 |
| Leonidas | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Virginia | 30% | D | A− | 18 min | $51,720 |
| Clinton Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Gilbert | under 2% | C | C+ | 20 min | $64,625 |
| Mountain Iron | 6% | B− | B+ | 16 min | $83,293 |
Same-state neighbors only. Leonidas and Clinton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Eveleth’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 Eveleth: questions
What is the median household income in Eveleth?
$50,725 (±$9,716) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Eveleth?
14.8%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Eveleth?
20 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Eveleth work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Virginia (30%, 4 mi), Duluth (9%, 52 mi), Hibbing (8%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Eveleth walkable?
Eveleth is more walkable than 57% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 8.6 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Eveleth without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Eveleth, from the people who make the trip.
More of Eveleth
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.