Eagle Lake draws 63 commuters a day, with 21.0 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any work in Eagle Lake; the top destination outside it is Dickson City (33%, 16 miles). 63 jobs are based in Eagle Lake, against 3 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Eagle Lake on a workday afternoon
On a workday 3 residents head out to work and none work right here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where Eagle Lake’s workforce comes from
Where Eagle Lake clocks in
33% of workers
33% 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.
In Eagle Lake, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Eagle Lake’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Eagle Lake to work
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Around Eagle Lake: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Eagle Lake workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Lake | – | — | — | — | — |
| Big Bass Lake | under 34% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Big Bass Lake: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Eagle Lake’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 2024, 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 Lake: questions
Where do people who live in Eagle Lake work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Dickson City (33%, 16 mi), Scranton (33%, 13 mi), Hazle Township (33%, 36 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Eagle Lake, from the people who make the trip.
More of Eagle Lake
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.