Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 3.0With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Belle Prairie Township works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Belle Prairie Township; the top destination outside it is Little Falls (27%, 5 miles). There are 57 jobs in Belle Prairie Township, and 293 of its residents work somewhere. For 8% of workers, the job is at home (Minnesota 18%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Belle Prairie Township
Belle Prairie Township and Little Falls trade workers both ways
Little Falls is the top workplace for Belle Prairie Township residents (27%) and also where the most people who work in Belle Prairie Township come from (16% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Belle Prairie Township is a place people come home to
There are 57 jobs based in Belle Prairie Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Belle Prairie Township has about 440 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Belle Prairie Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 92 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 293 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The places Belle Prairie Township commutes to
Where Belle Prairie Township clocks in
27% of workers
12% of workers
4% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Belle Prairie Township
On a workday 292 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 56 people come in from elsewhere.
About 440 people are in Belle Prairie Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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 daily trip from Belle Prairie Township: about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Belle Prairie Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 268 commuters (the 8% 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.
Making and building: 46% of jobs based in Belle Prairie Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Belle Prairie Township, 2014 → 2024: 46 → 57. 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.
Half of Belle Prairie Township commutes less than 24 miles
About 17% 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.
Bordering towns draw 30% of Belle Prairie Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Belle Prairie Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belle Prairie Township | – | — | — | 35 min | $85,000 |
| Little Falls | 27% | D | B+ | 20 min | $47,863 |
| Green Prairie Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Little Falls Township | 3% | B+ | D− | 27 min | $108,333 |
| Buh Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Ripley Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Agram Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Green Prairie Township, Buh Township, Ripley Township and Agram Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Little Falls. 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?
$85,000 (±$21,251) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Belle Prairie Township?
6.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Belle Prairie Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Belle Prairie Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Little Falls (27%, 5 mi), St. Cloud (12%, 35 mi), Brainerd (4%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Belle Prairie Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% 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.