Belvidere Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income D: better than 13% of U.S. towns on income, poverty and job access.
Walkability D−: more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns.
Household incomes here are lower than in 74% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 33 minutes each way (Michigan 24, U.S. 26). Only 1% work in Belvidere Township; the top destination outside it is Grand Rapids (10%, 41 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Belvidere Township
Belvidere Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Belvidere Township is Grand Rapids, 41 miles away as the crow flies. 10% of working residents (79) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Belvidere Township is a place people come home to
There are 155 jobs based in Belvidere Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Belvidere Township has about 1,600 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Belvidere Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2021, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; 2021 is the newest year Michigan has published; with 823 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What’s behind Belvidere Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Belvidere Township is better than 13% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Belvidere Township’s grade up (13.3%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 9% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (5.1%) is left out: Belvidere Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
The commuting and job counts on this page are Census LEHD 2021: Michigan reports later than other states, so its newest year is two years behind.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Belvidere Township could be anywhere from D to C.
Half of Belvidere Township commutes less than 32 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 25% 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 2021.
Belvidere Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 813 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 145 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,600 people are in Belvidere Township on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.
0.19 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 2021, primary jobs.
About 33 minutes each way, longer than most of Michigan
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Belvidere Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 698 commuters (the 9% who work from home are left out). Across Michigan: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
10% of working residents work in Grand Rapids
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Belvidere Township clocks in
7% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Belvidere Township makes things: 48% of its jobs are in goods
155 jobs are based in Belvidere Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Belvidere Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Belvidere Township, 2011 → 2021: 183 → 155. 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 2021.
Most trips from Belvidere Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Belvidere Township is more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Belvidere Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 770 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). 1.9% of Belvidere Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Belvidere Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Belvidere Township is 4,193rd of 5,102 U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,000 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Belvidere Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
| # | 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+ |
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| 87 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 126 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 206 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,191 | Rio Hondo TX | 2,332 | $36K | 26.3% | 1.5% | 8% | D |
| 4,192 | Hiram ME | 1,712 | $63K | 12.6% | 4.4% | 5% | D |
| 4,193 | Belvidere Township MI | 2,224 | $60K | 13.3% | 5.1% | 1% | D |
| 4,194 | Bay Mills Township MI | 1,623 | $61K | 12.5% | 6.9% | 50% | D |
| 4,195 | Casa Blanca AZ | 1,697 | $30K | 54.0% | 10.4% | 10% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 5,102 | 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.
12% of Belvidere Township works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Cato Township (8%). Darker towns draw more of Belvidere Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Belvidere Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belvidere Township | – | D | D− | 33 min | $59,891 |
| Home Township | 4% | D | B+ | 21 min | $56,037 |
| Cato Township | 8% | D | B− | 31 min | $67,500 |
| Douglass Township | under 2% | D | D | 27 min | $66,806 |
| Millbrook Township | under 2% | D | C− | 31 min | $70,655 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2021, 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?
$59,891 (±$7,008) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Belvidere Township?
13.3%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Belvidere Township?
33 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Belvidere Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grand Rapids (10%, 41 mi), Cato Township (8%, 6 mi), Greenville (7%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Belvidere Township walkable?
Belvidere Township is more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 4.0 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Belvidere Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% 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), 2021, 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.