Work and commuting in Bald Eagle
6% of workers work from home, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 16%. Only 1% stay in Bald Eagle for work; outside it, Snyder Township is the main destination (13%, 3 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 25 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Bald Eagle on a workday afternoon
On a workday 79 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 72 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.91 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.
Out of Bald Eagle to work: where people go
Where Bald Eagle clocks in
9% of workers
9% 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.
Inside Bald Eagle’s 73 jobs
73 jobs are based in Bald Eagle.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bald Eagle, 2013 → 2023: 66 → 73. 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 Bald Eagle’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 25 minutes in Bald Eagle
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bald Eagle workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 123 commuters (the 6% who work from home are left out). Across Pennsylvania: 81% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Near or far: the trip to work from Bald Eagle
About 30% 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 Bald Eagle
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bald Eagle workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Eagle | – | — | — | 25 min | $72,250 |
| Olivia | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Taylor Township | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Olivia: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Taylor Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bald Eagle’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 Bald Eagle: questions
What is the median household income in Bald Eagle?
$72,250 (±$49,679) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bald Eagle?
11.8%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bald Eagle?
25 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bald Eagle work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Snyder Township (13%, 3 mi), Altoona (9%, 18 mi), Antis Township (9%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bald Eagle 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 Bald Eagle, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bald Eagle
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.