At 2.0%, unemployment in Belmont Township is lower than in 85% of U.S. towns
About one in seven work in Belmont Township itself; outside it, Watseka draws the most (30%, 3 miles). The two grades for Belmont Township are C+ for jobs and income and B for walkability. 5% of workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Belmont Township, in brief
Belmont Township and Watseka trade workers both ways
Watseka is the top workplace for Belmont Township residents (30%) and also where the most people who work in Belmont Township come from (27% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from Belmont Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 21 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical Illinois worker. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
32% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Belmont Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Belmont Township is better than 41% of U.S. towns. Unemployment holds Belmont Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 14% of U.S. towns).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Belmont Township could be anywhere from D to B+.
Where Belmont Township goes to work
Where Belmont Township clocks in
30% of workers
5% of workers
3% 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.
How long Belmont Township spends getting to work: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Belmont Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 960 commuters (the 5% 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.
Where in the region Belmont Township works
About 32% 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 daily commute in and out of Belmont Township
On a workday 877 residents head out to work, 123 work right here, and 506 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,000 people are in Belmont Township on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.63 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Belmont Township
629 jobs are based in Belmont Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Belmont Township, 2013 → 2023: 789 → 629. 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 Belmont Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Most of Belmont Township commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Belmont Township is more walkable than 61% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 5.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 10.8% across Illinois, on an EPA index of 6.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,012 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.3% of Belmont Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Belmont Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Belmont Township next to U.S. towns of 1,700 to 3,200: 2,673rd of 4,995 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 29 | Prestbury IL | 2,045 | $165K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 59 | Wayne IL | 2,278 | $162K | 2.1% | 2.7% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,671 | Southwest Greensburg PA | 2,147 | $52K | 10.3% | 5.1% | 3% | C+ |
| 2,672 | Bath PA | 2,903 | $72K | 20.1% | 5.1% | 4% | C+ |
| 2,673 | Belmont Township IL | 2,362 | $73K | 14.6% | 2.0% | 12% | C+ |
| 2,674 | Toulon Township IL | 2,167 | $63K | 11.8% | 2.7% | 12% | C+ |
| 2,675 | Easton CA | 2,722 | $91K | 21.1% | 7.5% | 2% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,995 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Belmont Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
The towns around Belmont Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Belmont Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont Township | – | C+ | B | 21 min | $73,333 |
| Middleport Township | under 2% | D− | B | 17 min | $40,307 |
| Crescent Township | under 2% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Milford Township | under 2% | D | C+ | 28 min | $53,750 |
| Sheldon Township | under 2% | D− | C | 20 min | $47,656 |
Same-state neighbors only. Crescent Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Belmont 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 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 Belmont Township: questions
What is the median household income in Belmont Township?
$73,333 (±$18,638) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Belmont Township?
14.6%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Belmont Township?
21 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Belmont Township work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Watseka (30%, 3 mi), Kankakee (5%, 27 mi), Chicago (3%, 76 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Belmont Township walkable?
Belmont Township is more walkable than 61% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 6.0 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Belmont Township without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Belmont Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Belmont Township
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.