Jobs & Economy in Eagan
Eagan's economy runs on a real, named corporate-headquarters base, substantially shaped by its genuine proximity to MSP International Airport.
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Learn moreEagan's two largest employers
Thomson Reuters and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota are Eagan's two largest employers, with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota employing approximately 3,000 people locally.
A real, MSP-airport-adjacent employer base
Ecolab, Sun Country Airlines (headquartered in Eagan), Prime Therapeutics, Delta Air Lines, and UPS all maintain a real, named local presence, benefiting from Eagan's roughly 5-10 mile proximity to MSP International Airport.
MSP Airport's real, metro-wide economic scale
MSP International Airport supports or facilitates employment for approximately 93,350 people and contributes approximately $21.3 billion in economic output across the broader Twin Cities region -- a real, disclosed metro-wide figure, not an Eagan-specific one.
Key takeaways
- Thomson Reuters and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota are Eagan's two largest, real, named employers.
- Sun Country Airlines is headquartered in Eagan, part of a real, MSP-airport-adjacent employer cluster.
- MSP Airport's economic impact (93,350 jobs, $21.3B output) is real but metro-wide, not Eagan-specific.
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