Most of Belle River Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Working from home is the commute for 11% of workers; Minnesota has 18%. Belle River Township has 16 jobs for 148 working residents. Hardly any work in Belle River Township itself; outside it, Alexandria draws the most (41%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Belle River Township
On a workday 148 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.
About 210 people are in Belle River Township on a workday afternoon, 38% 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 2023, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Belle River Township’s residents
Where Belle River Township clocks in
41% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 88% of the jobs in Belle River Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Belle River Township, 2013 → 2023: 17 → 16. 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 Belle River Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Belle River Township: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Belle River Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 195 commuters (the 11% 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.
Belle River Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 22% 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 Belle River Township
The biggest share goes to Carlos Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Belle River Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belle River Township | – | — | — | 23 min | $100,192 |
| Osakis Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Spruce Hill Township | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Carlos Township | 3% | A− | D | 21 min | $104,352 |
| Leslie Township | under 3% | — | — | 37 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Osakis Township, Spruce Hill Township and Leslie Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Belle River 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 Belle River Township: questions
What is the median household income in Belle River Township?
$100,192 (±$18,625) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Belle River Township?
3.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Belle River Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Belle River Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Alexandria (41%, 10 mi), Glenwood (5%, 22 mi), Carlos (3%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Belle River Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Belle River Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Belle River 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.