At 8.5%, unemployment in Bella Vista is higher than in 90% of U.S. towns
Working residents average 27 minutes each way (California 29, U.S. 26). The two grades for Bella Vista are B− for jobs and income and D for walkability. Only 3% work in Bella Vista itself; outside it, Redding draws the most (53%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Bella Vista
More than half of Bella Vista works in Redding
606 working residents, 53%, have their main job in Redding, 8 miles away. That’s 18 times as many as work in Bella Vista itself. The commute map ↓
Most Bella Vista residents work close to home
65% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Income, poverty and work: Bella Vista’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Bella Vista is better than 45% of U.S. towns, #538 of 847 in California. The poverty rate holds Bella Vista’s grade up (6.0%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Bella Vista could be anywhere from C to A−.
Where Bella Vista goes to work
Where Bella Vista clocks in
53% of workers
4% of workers
2% 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.
Half of Bella Vista commutes less than 8 miles
About 18% 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.
Bella Vista quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,111 residents head out to work, 36 work right here, and 324 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,700 people are in Bella Vista on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.31 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.
Jobs in Bella Vista: what the 360 are
360 jobs are based in Bella Vista.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bella Vista, 2013 → 2023: 311 → 360. 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 Bella Vista’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 27 minutes each way, about the CA average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bella Vista workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,471 commuters (the 12% who work from home are left out). Across California: 79% drive alone, 3% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Most trips from Bella Vista start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Bella Vista is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns, #820 of 847 in California. Both inputs place Bella Vista near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,674 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 49% 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). 0.8% of Bella Vista households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Bella Vista’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Bella Vista is 2,233rd of 3,862 U.S. towns of 3,200 to 6,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 31 | Del Mar CA | 3,858 | $199K | 2.7% | 1.8% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 67 | Las Flores CA | 5,513 | $212K | 4.8% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 75 | Broadmoor CA | 4,586 | $167K | 2.5% | 2.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,231 | Burrell Township PA | 3,434 | $51K | 6.6% | 3.6% | 13% | B− |
| 2,232 | Mifflinburg PA | 3,436 | $67K | 4.6% | 6.4% | 18% | B− |
| 2,233 | Bella Vista CA | 4,511 | $91K | 6.0% | 8.5% | 3% | B− |
| 2,234 | Scott City KS | 3,855 | $55K | 2.8% | 3.5% | 42% | B− |
| 2,235 | Bluffton OH | 3,875 | $76K | 3.2% | 9.3% | 27% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,862 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Bella Vista, the top three, the last and three more from California.
Work in the towns next to Bella Vista
The biggest share goes to Palo Cedro (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bella Vista workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bella Vista | – | B− | D | 27 min | $90,566 |
| Jones Valley | under 1% | C+ | B− | 42 min | $82,083 |
| Palo Cedro | 2% | B | C+ | 33 min | $120,152 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bella Vista’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 Bella Vista: questions
What is the median household income in Bella Vista?
$90,566 (±$11,419) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bella Vista?
6.0%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bella Vista?
27 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bella Vista work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Redding (53%, 8 mi), Anderson (4%, 14 mi), Chico (2%, 66 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Bella Vista walkable?
Bella Vista is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.0 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Bella Vista without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bella Vista, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bella Vista
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.