Work & commute · Eel River

Work & commute in Eel River, IN

Most working residents leave Eel River for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Fort Wayne (53%), Huntertown (4%) and Perry (3%). Half commute less than 10 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

112 of 2,213 working residents

Typical commute

10 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

21 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

17%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 2,101 Eel River residents head out of town to work, 112 work right here, and 793 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Eel River.

2,101live here, work elsewhere

112live and work here

793work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Eel River goes to work

Fort Wayne11.3 mi away

53%1,172

Eel River (in town)right here

5%100

Huntertown5 mi away

4%83

Perry6.3 mi away

3%72

New Haven16.7 mi away

2%44

Union9.7 mi away

2%40

Churubusco3.3 mi away

1%31

Aboite12.6 mi away

1%25

Columbia City12.4 mi away

1%24

Lafayette18.6 mi away

1%23

Everywhere elseother towns and states

27%599

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Eel River commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

51%

32%

12%

51%Under 10 mi

32%10–24 mi

4%25–50 mi

12%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Eel River is a commuter town

0.41jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.41 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Eel River are

905 jobs are based in Eel River. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Eel River’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Eel River

905 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)11%

Trade, transport & utilities11%

Services (health, schools, offices…)78%

$1,250 a month or less28%

$1,251–$3,333 a month23%

Over $3,333 a month49%

Jobs Eel River residents hold

2,213 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)23%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)59%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month22%

Over $3,333 a month62%

+61%

Jobs based in Eel River, 2013 → 2023: 562 → 905. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.