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Jobs & commute in Belmont

Belmont has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

0% of workers have no commute at all, next to 8% for Louisiana as a whole. 17 jobs are based in Belmont for 100 working residents. Hardly any work in Belmont itself; outside it, Many draws the most (40%, 11 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

A workday in Belmont: who goes, who stays, who comes

On a workday 100 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 17 people come in from elsewhere.

100live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
17work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night160
Workday78
160live here− 100head out to work+ 17come in to work= 78on a workday

About 78 people are in Belmont on a workday afternoon, 52% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.17jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Where the trip to work from Belmont ends

Powhatan: 1 residents work here (1%)Campti: 1 residents work here (1%)ProvencalMansura: 1 residents work here (1%)Logansport: 1 residents work here (1%)Many: 40 residents work here (40%)Zwolle: 4 residents work here (4%)Leesville: 3 residents work here (3%)Natchitoches: 4 residents work here (4%)New Orleans: 2 residents work here (2%)Shreveport: 7 residents work here (7%)Fort JesupBelmontManyShreveportZwolleNatchitochesLeesvilleNew OrleansBelmont
1
Many10.7 mi away
40%40
2
Shreveport54.3 mi away
7%7
3
Zwolle9.5 mi away
4%4
4
Natchitoches24 mi away
4%4
5
Leesville42 mi away
3%3
6
New Orleans241.1 mi away
2%2
7
Powhatan20.9 mi away
1%1
8
Campti26.1 mi away
1%1
9
Mansura96.9 mi away
1%1
10
Logansport33.6 mi away
1%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
36%36
The top trips

Where Belmont clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

A place that makes things: 47% of Belmont’s jobs are in goods

Jobs based in BelmontJobs Belmont residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms47%22%
Trade, transport & utilities12%16%
Services: health, schools, offices41%62%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less35%13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month24%42%
Over $3,333 a month41%45%

Who does it

29 or younger29%23%
30 to 5453%53%
55 and older18%24%
+70%

Jobs based in Belmont, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 17. 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 Belmont’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Belmont

Working from home
0%

of Belmont workers work from home, vs 8% across Louisiana. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Belmont gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 41 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across Louisiana: 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.

How far

The distance from Belmont to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miMany: 40% · 10.7 miShreveport: 7% · 54.3 miZwolle: 4% · 9.5 miNatchitoches: 4% · 24 miLeesville: 3% · 42 miNew Orleans: 2% · 241.1 miPowhatan: 1% · 20.9 miCampti: 1% · 26.1 miMansura: 1% · 96.9 miLogansport: 1% · 33.6 miMany 40%Shreveport 7%Zwolle 4%Natchitoches 4%Leesville 3%Belmont
BelmontTop destinations (size = commuters)
16%Under 10 mi16 residents
45%10–24 mi45 residents
15%25–50 mi15 residents
24%Over 50 mi24 residents

About 24% 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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Belmont: questions

What is the median household income in Belmont?

$28,792 (±$4,049) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,756 across Louisiana and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Belmont?

12.4%, against 18.9% across Louisiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Belmont work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Many (40%, 11 mi), Shreveport (7%, 54 mi), Zwolle (4%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Belmont without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 38% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Belmont, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Belmont

Belmont home →

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.