Photo: Swagg · Public domainMost of Bellevue commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 2.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 4.7 in Louisville. Bellevue has 1,325 jobs, and 3,088 of its residents work somewhere. For jobs and income Bellevue is better than 72% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns (A).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Bellevue apart
Many Bellevue workers cross into Ohio
40% of Bellevue workers work outside Kentucky, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Cincinnati (22%) and Blue Ash (2%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Bellevue
64% of Bellevue residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 46% of the jobs based in Bellevue pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 95% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Most Bellevue residents work close to home
60% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
Commutes from Bellevue are quick
The average trip to work takes 19 minutes, against 24 across Kentucky. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Kentucky worker. Time on the road ↓
Young people hold many of the jobs here
33% of the jobs based in Bellevue are held by workers 29 or younger, against 25% of Bellevue’s own working residents. 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.
Inside Bellevue’s Jobs & income grade
Job access by car holds Bellevue’s grade up (ahead of 91% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (11.4%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Bellevue could be anywhere from B− to A.
22% of working residents work in Cincinnati
Where Bellevue clocks in
22% of workers
7% of workers
5% 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.
What Bellevue’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bellevue, 2013 → 2023: 1,209 → 1,325. 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 Bellevue’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Bellevue works
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.
The trip to work from Bellevue: about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bellevue workers work from home, vs 10% across Kentucky. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,864 commuters (the 15% 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.
A workday in Bellevue: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 2,935 residents head out to work, 153 work right here, and 1,172 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,100 people are in Bellevue on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
In Bellevue, walking beats the bus
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 4.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, above the 3.1% across Kentucky.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,374 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 34% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 71% 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). 4.2% of Bellevue households have no vehicle (Kentucky 6.8%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Bellevue’s commuters take a bus or train.
Bellevue is 1,077th of 3,432 U.S. towns of 4,100 to 7,900 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 74 | Buckner KY | 4,119 | $164K | 0.1% | 2.1% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 280 | Fort Wright KY | 6,240 | $105K | 3.0% | 3.4% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 295 | Prospect KY | 4,705 | $163K | 2.4% | 4.2% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,075 | Eden Township IN | 5,006 | $91K | 2.9% | 4.5% | 17% | B+ |
| 1,076 | Penn Township PA | 4,890 | $93K | 5.6% | 4.2% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,077 | Bellevue KY | 5,847 | $71K | 11.4% | 2.2% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,078 | Kasson MN | 7,350 | $93K | 5.5% | 3.9% | 8% | B+ |
| 1,079 | Satsuma AL | 6,851 | $101K | 5.2% | 5.0% | 4% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,432 | Medina TX | 4,226 | $22K | 53.8% | 10.1% | 4% | 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 Bellevue, the top three, the last and three more from Kentucky.
The towns around Bellevue
The biggest share goes to Newport (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bellevue workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellevue | – | B+ | A | 19 min | $71,166 |
| Newport | 7% | C | A+ | 20 min | $60,853 |
| Dayton | under 2% | B− | A | 22 min | $65,992 |
| Fort Thomas | 2% | A | A− | 21 min | $104,350 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bellevue’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 Bellevue: questions
What is the median household income in Bellevue?
$71,166 (±$7,061) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,726 across Kentucky and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bellevue?
11.4%, against 16.1% across Kentucky and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bellevue?
19 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Kentucky and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bellevue work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (22%, 3 mi), Newport (7%, 1 mi), Covington (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Bellevue walkable?
Bellevue is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 14.1 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Bellevue without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 34% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bellevue, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bellevue
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.