Most of Belle Prairie Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, next to 16% for Illinois as a whole. 21 jobs are based in Belle Prairie Township, and 85 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Belle Prairie Township; the top destination outside it is Fairbury (13%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Belle Prairie Township by day
On a workday 85 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 21 people come in from elsewhere.
About 59 people are in Belle Prairie Township on a workday afternoon, 52% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Belle Prairie Township’s residents
Where Belle Prairie Township clocks in
13% 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.
Goods jobs make up 38% of work in Belle Prairie Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Belle Prairie Township, 2014 → 2024: 8 → 21. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Belle Prairie Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 10 minutes in Belle Prairie Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Belle Prairie Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 46 commuters (the 0% 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.
Belle Prairie Township’s commute, mile by mile
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Around Belle Prairie Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Fayette Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Belle Prairie Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belle Prairie Township | – | — | — | 10 min | $118,889 |
| Cropsey Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Lawndale Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Indian Grove Township | under 3% | A− | A− | 16 min | $75,213 |
| Fayette Township | 4% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cropsey Township, Lawndale Township and Fayette Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Belle Prairie Township’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 Belle Prairie Township: questions
What is the median household income in Belle Prairie Township?
$118,889 (±$90,850) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Belle Prairie Township?
0.0%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Belle Prairie Township?
10 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Belle Prairie Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fairbury (13%, 7 mi), Forrest (7%, 9 mi), Gibson City (6%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Belle Prairie Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Belle Prairie Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Belle Prairie Township
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.