Fishing, logging and subsistence activities support the community. The area hosts the largest concentration of bald eagles in the world, at the Chilkat Bald Eagle Reserve. Economy Logging on village corporation lands on Prince of Wales Island provides seasonal jobs. The community is also dependent on subsistence. Salmon, halibut, shellfish, deer, mountain sheep, bear and berries are harvested in season.
Several residents participate in blanket weaving, jewelry making and moccasin sewing.
There are three commercial fishing permit-holders in Klukwan. The village wants to develop a Cultural Heritage Center and Museum to attract tourism, featuring Tlingit artifacts and a bald eagle observatory. Transportation Klukwan is accessible by way of the Haines Highway, which is then linked with the Alcan Highway. Residents rely on the scheduled air flights, harbor, dock, barge, ferry and trucking services of Haines. Climate Klukwan has a maritime climate characterized by cool summers and mild winters.