Reformed Dutch Church of Second River · Photo: Jim.henderson · CC0At 9.9%, unemployment in Belleville Township is higher than in 94% of U.S. towns
Working from home is the commute for 7% of workers; New Jersey has 17%. The two grades for Belleville Township are B for jobs and income and A+ for walkability. Only 5% work in Belleville Township; the top destination outside it is New York City (11%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Belleville Township and work: the main findings
The figures behind Belleville Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Belleville Township is better than 60% of U.S. towns, #366 of 468 in New Jersey. Job access by car holds Belleville Township’s grade up (among the top U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Belleville Township could be anywhere from B− to B+.
The places Belleville Township commutes to
Where Belleville Township clocks in
11% of workers
10% 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.
Belleville Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 17,011 residents head out to work, 980 work right here, and 6,953 people come in from elsewhere.
About 29,000 people are in Belleville Township on a workday afternoon, 26% fewer than live here.
0.44 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
What the 7,933 jobs in Belleville Township are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Belleville Township, 2013 → 2023: 7,268 → 7,933. 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 Belleville Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Belleville Township: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Belleville Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 17,858 commuters (the 7% who work from home are left out). Across New Jersey: 75% drive alone, 10% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Belleville Township’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Belleville Township is more walkable than 98% of U.S. towns
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 19,224 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 97% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 52% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 12.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 95% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 8.2% of Belleville Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 9% of Belleville Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Belleville Township places 674th of 1,135 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 27,000 to 53,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| 2 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 3 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
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| 17 | Westfield NJ | 32,595 | $233K | 1.8% | 3.6% | 7% | A+ |
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| 53 | Livingston Township NJ | 32,223 | $230K | 2.3% | 4.3% | 9% | A+ |
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| 62 | Marlboro Township NJ | 42,254 | $186K | 3.5% | 3.6% | 8% | A+ |
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| 672 | Southgate MI | 28,931 | $66K | 9.4% | 4.2% | 6% | B |
| 673 | Washington Township IN | 40,340 | $67K | 10.5% | 3.6% | 24% | B |
| 674 | Belleville Township NJ | 38,997 | $90K | 9.6% | 9.9% | 5% | B |
| 675 | Randallstown MD | 35,957 | $86K | 9.2% | 6.7% | 2% | B |
| 676 | Azusa CA | 47,447 | $91K | 13.2% | 6.1% | 7% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 1,135 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Belleville Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
The towns next door employ 14% of Belleville Township
The biggest share goes to Newark (10%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Belleville Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belleville Township | – | B | A+ | 32 min | $90,140 |
| Newark | 10% | C− | A+ | 33 min | $52,060 |
| North Arlington | under 2% | A− | A+ | 32 min | $94,201 |
| Bloomfield Township | 2% | A− | A+ | 32 min | $103,604 |
| Nutley Township | 2% | A− | A+ | 31 min | $119,734 |
| Kearny | under 2% | B | A+ | 33 min | $79,154 |
| Lyndhurst Township | under 2% | A− | A+ | 29 min | $111,711 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Belleville 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 Belleville Township: questions
What is the median household income in Belleville Township?
$90,140 (±$6,004) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Belleville Township?
9.6%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Belleville Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Belleville Township work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (11%, 15 mi), Newark (10%, 5 mi), Jersey City (4%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Belleville Township walkable?
Belleville Township is more walkable than 98% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 14.1 out of 20, and 12% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Belleville Township without a car?
9% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. 52% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Belleville Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Belleville 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.