Photo: Bobak Ha'Eri · CC BY 3.0There are 2.7 jobs in Belgrade for every working resident, and 787 people commute in
Belgrade has 834 jobs, and 305 of its residents work somewhere. About one in seven work in Belgrade; the top destination outside it is Crow River Township (8%, 3 miles). Working from home is the commute for 3% of workers; Minnesota has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Belgrade
Stores, warehouses and trucking
79% of the jobs in Belgrade are in trade, transport and utilities, against 34% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Belgrade is where the jobs are
Belgrade has 834 jobs, 2.7 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 1,300 people are in town, 72% more than the 740 who live here. Day and night ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Belgrade than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Belgrade fell from 2,043 in 2013 to 834 in 2023, −59%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
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; with 305 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The kinds of work in Belgrade
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Belgrade, 2013 → 2023: 2,043 → 834. 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 Belgrade’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily flow of workers through Belgrade
On a workday 258 residents head out to work and 47 work right here.
About 1,300 people are in Belgrade on a workday afternoon, 72% more than live here.
2.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Who travels to work in Belgrade, and from where
Where Belgrade clocks in
7% 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.
How long Belgrade spends getting to work: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Belgrade workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 374 commuters (the 3% who work from home are left out). Across Minnesota: 84% drive alone, 2% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Short hops and long hauls from Belgrade
About 21% 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.
Work in the towns next to Belgrade
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Belgrade workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgrade | – | — | — | 20 min | $51,103 |
| Crow River Township | 8% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Crow Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Crow River Township and Crow Lake Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Crow River Township. Darker towns draw more of Belgrade’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 Belgrade: questions
What is the median household income in Belgrade?
$51,103 (±$4,888) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Belgrade?
17.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Belgrade?
20 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Belgrade work?
15% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Crow River Township (8%, 3 mi), Paynesville (7%, 14 mi), Sauk Centre (5%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Belgrade without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Belgrade, from the people who make the trip.
More of Belgrade
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.