Belgium has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Belgium has 13 jobs, and 151 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Belgium for work; outside it, Danville is the main destination (38%, 6 miles). 8% of workers have no commute at all, against 16% across Illinois.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Belgium
On a workday 151 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 210 people are in Belgium on a workday afternoon, 39% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Belgium goes to work
Where Belgium clocks in
38% of workers
7% 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.
A place that makes things: 92% of Belgium’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Belgium, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 13. 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 Belgium’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Belgium: about 18 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Belgium workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 116 commuters (the 8% who work from home are left out). Across Illinois: 78% drive alone, 7% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
The distance from Belgium to work
About 27% 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.
The towns next door employ 12% of Belgium
The biggest share goes to Westville (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Belgium workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | – | — | — | 18 min | $64,773 |
| Westville | 7% | D | C− | 19 min | $54,912 |
| Danville Township | 5% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Georgetown Township | under 2% | C− | C | 23 min | $57,012 |
Same-state neighbors only. Danville Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Belgium’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 Belgium: questions
What is the median household income in Belgium?
$64,773 (±$15,072) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Belgium?
16.2%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Belgium?
18 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Belgium work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Danville (38%, 6 mi), Westville (7%, 1 mi), Chicago (7%, 123 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Belgium without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Belgium, from the people who make the trip.
More of Belgium
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.