With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Bellemeade works elsewhere
Employers in Bellemeade report 26 jobs, against 414 working residents. Hardly any stay in Bellemeade for work; outside it, Louisville is the main destination (19%, 6 miles). For 23% of workers, the job is at home, against 10% across Kentucky.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Bellemeade at work: what stands out
Bellemeade is a place people come home to
There are 26 jobs based in Bellemeade, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Bellemeade has about 530 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Most Bellemeade residents work close to home
74% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about three in four. How far ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Bellemeade than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Bellemeade fell from 351 in 2013 to 26 in 2023, −93%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
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 414 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
In and out of Bellemeade on a workday
On a workday 414 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 26 people come in from elsewhere.
About 530 people are in Bellemeade on a workday afternoon, 42% 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.
The distance from Bellemeade to work
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.
65% of the jobs in Bellemeade pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bellemeade, 2013 → 2023: 351 → 26. 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 Bellemeade’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting out of Bellemeade: the destinations
Where Bellemeade clocks in
7% of workers
6% 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.
How long Bellemeade spends getting to work: about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bellemeade workers work from home, vs 10% across Kentucky. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 348 commuters (the 23% 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.
Work in the towns next to Bellemeade
The biggest share goes to Lyndon (6%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bellemeade workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellemeade | – | — | — | 19 min | $97,639 |
| Lyndon | 6% | B | A− | 19 min | $65,679 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bellemeade’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 Bellemeade: questions
What is the median household income in Bellemeade?
$97,639 (±$25,776) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,726 across Kentucky and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bellemeade?
5.8%, against 16.1% across Kentucky and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bellemeade?
19 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Kentucky and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bellemeade work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Louisville (19%, 6 mi), St. Matthews (7%, 2 mi), Jeffersontown (6%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bellemeade without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bellemeade, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bellemeade
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.