Belmont Township has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
A typical one-way commute lasts 22 minutes, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S. 12 jobs are based in Belmont Township, and 110 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Belmont Township for work; outside it, Jackson is the main destination (23%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Belmont Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 110 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Belmont Township on a workday afternoon, 46% 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.
Where the trip to work from Belmont Township ends
Where Belmont Township clocks in
23% of workers
9% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Belmont Township, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 12. 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 Belmont Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Belmont Township: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Belmont Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 105 commuters (the 12% 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.
The commute from Belmont Township, by distance
About 31% 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.
Belmont Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Belmont Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $86,563 |
| Des Moines Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Christiania Township | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Heron Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Enterprise Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Des Moines Township, Christiania Township, Heron Lake Township and Enterprise Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Belmont 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 Belmont Township: questions
What is the median household income in Belmont Township?
$86,563 (±$12,470) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Belmont Township?
1.5%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Belmont Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Belmont Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jackson (23%, 7 mi), Windom (9%, 12 mi), Lakefield (5%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Belmont 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 Belmont Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Belmont 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.