Bellefonte has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Commuters spend 21 minutes getting to work on average; the Kentucky average is 24, the U.S. 26. Employers in Bellefonte report 74 jobs for 357 working residents. Hardly any work in Bellefonte itself; outside it, Ashland draws the most (23%, 4 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 Bellefonte
Bellefonte is a place people come home to
There are 74 jobs based in Bellefonte, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Bellefonte has about 600 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Most Bellefonte residents work close to home
61% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. 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; with 357 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who leaves Bellefonte for work, and who comes in
On a workday 355 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 72 people come in from elsewhere.
About 600 people are in Bellefonte on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
Miles to work from Bellefonte
About 16% 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.
Out of Bellefonte to work: where people go
Where Bellefonte clocks in
23% of workers
7% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Bellefonte
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bellefonte, 2013 → 2023: 94 → 74. 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 Bellefonte’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 21 minutes from Bellefonte
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bellefonte workers work from home, vs 10% across Kentucky. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 602 commuters (the 6% who work from home are left out). Across Kentucky: 85% 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.
11% of Bellefonte works in a bordering town
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bellefonte workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellefonte | – | — | — | 21 min | $117,250 |
| Russell | 11% | B+ | C+ | 26 min | $76,182 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Russell. Darker towns draw more of Bellefonte’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 Bellefonte: questions
What is the median household income in Bellefonte?
$117,250 (±$24,622) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,726 across Kentucky and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bellefonte?
9.9%, against 16.1% across Kentucky and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bellefonte?
21 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Kentucky and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bellefonte work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ashland (23%, 4 mi), Russell (11%, 1 mi), Huntington (7%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bellefonte without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bellefonte, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bellefonte
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.