Photo: RSchulenburg · CC BY-SA 3.0Jobs and earnings in Belvidere Township, and the trip to work
About one in seven work in Belvidere Township; the top destination outside it is Rockford (24%, 9 miles). For 8% of workers, the job is at home, against 16% across Illinois. The average commute takes 24 minutes each way, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Belvidere Township by day
On a workday 10,167 residents head out to work, 1,679 work right here, and 5,815 people come in from elsewhere.
About 25,000 people are in Belvidere Township on a workday afternoon, 15% 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.
Commuting out of Belvidere Township: the destinations
Where Belvidere Township clocks in
24% of workers
16% of workers
5% 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.
32% of the jobs in Belvidere Township make or build things
7,494 jobs are based in Belvidere Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Belvidere Township, 2013 → 2023: 8,285 → 7,494. 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 Belvidere Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 24 minutes in Belvidere Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Belvidere Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 12,631 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.
How far Belvidere Township goes to work
About 23% 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.
Belvidere Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Loves Park (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Belvidere Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belvidere Township | – | — | — | 24 min | $76,622 |
| Flora Township | under 2% | C− | C− | 24 min | $53,654 |
| Bonus Township | under 2% | B | D | 27 min | $100,806 |
| Rockford Township | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Caledonia Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 35 min | $104,492 |
| Loves Park | 4% | C+ | C+ | 22 min | $61,868 |
Same-state neighbors only. Rockford Township: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Belvidere 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 Belvidere Township: questions
What is the median household income in Belvidere Township?
$76,622 (±$6,986) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Belvidere Township?
11.4%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Belvidere Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Belvidere Township work?
14% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rockford (24%, 9 mi), Belvidere (16%, 1 mi), Chicago (5%, 69 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Belvidere Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Belvidere Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Belvidere 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.