Strang School District No. 36 · Photo: Ammodramus · Public domainWith 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Belle Prairie Township works elsewhere
Employers in Belle Prairie Township report 21 jobs; 51 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Belle Prairie Township itself; outside it, Lincoln draws the most (16%, 54 miles). For 0% of workers, the job is at home, where Nebraska as a whole has 11%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Belle Prairie Township
On a workday 51 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 21 people come in from elsewhere.
About 83 people are in Belle Prairie Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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 places Belle Prairie Township commutes to
Where Belle Prairie Township clocks in
16% of workers
14% of workers
10% 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.
Goods, not services: 62% of the jobs in Belle Prairie Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Belle Prairie Township, 2014 → 2024: 63 → 21. 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.
A commute of about 25 minutes in Belle Prairie Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Belle Prairie Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 31 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across Nebraska: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Miles to work from Belle Prairie Township
About 33% 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.
Belle Prairie Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Belle Prairie Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belle Prairie Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $88,333 |
| Hamilton Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Franklin Township | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Chelsea Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hamilton Township, Franklin Township and Chelsea Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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?
$88,333 (±$44,529) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Belle Prairie Township?
0.0%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Belle Prairie Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Belle Prairie Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lincoln (16%, 54 mi), Geneva (14%, 10 mi), Fairmont (10%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Belle Prairie 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 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.