Photo: RoxylovesHistory · CC BY-SA 3.0For about two in five of its working residents, Belmont is a commute to Charlotte
The two grades for Belmont are A− for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. 26% of workers have no commute at all, next to 16% for North Carolina as a whole. Only 6% work in Belmont; the top destination outside it is Charlotte (43%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Belmont, in brief
43% of Belmont works in Charlotte
3,570 working residents, 43%, have their main job in Charlotte, 12 miles away. That’s 7 times as many as work in Belmont itself. The commute map ↓
A lot of Belmont works from home
26% of Belmont workers work from home, against 16% across North Carolina. Time on the road ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Belmont
65% of Belmont residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 46% of the jobs based in Belmont pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 94% leave town for their job. 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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Belmont
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Belmont is better than 78% of U.S. towns, #50 of 290 in North Carolina. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 87% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (4.0%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Belmont could be anywhere from B− to A+.
Out of Belmont to work: where people go
Where Belmont clocks in
43% of workers
11% 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.
Belmont’s commute takes about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Belmont workers work from home, vs 16% across North Carolina. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,854 commuters (the 26% who work from home are left out). Across North Carolina: 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.
Inside Belmont’s 5,227 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Belmont, 2013 → 2023: 4,352 → 5,227. 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.
Who works in Belmont, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 7,812 residents head out to work, 475 work right here, and 4,752 people come in from elsewhere.
About 13,000 people are in Belmont on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
0.63 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.
How far Belmont goes 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.
In Belmont, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Belmont is more walkable than 74% of U.S. towns, #53 of 290 in North Carolina. Both inputs place Belmont 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 7,870 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 8% 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 0.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 48% 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). 1.8% of Belmont households have no vehicle (North Carolina 5.3%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Belmont’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 11,000 to 22,000, Belmont ranks 788th of 2,220 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
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| 47 | Weddington NC | 14,517 | $191K | 4.0% | 1.8% | 4% | A+ |
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| 160 | Harrisburg NC | 20,742 | $148K | 3.7% | 3.0% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 215 | Wendell NC | 19,687 | $96K | 3.2% | 1.3% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 786 | North St. Paul MN | 12,780 | $85K | 11.2% | 2.7% | 5% | A− |
| 787 | Lake Grove NY | 11,168 | $118K | 8.1% | 5.2% | 3% | A− |
| 788 | Belmont NC | 16,415 | $95K | 7.9% | 4.0% | 6% | A− |
| 789 | Seymour CT | 17,153 | $108K | 6.7% | 5.1% | 9% | A− |
| 790 | Lanham MD | 11,433 | $104K | 7.3% | 5.4% | 3% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,220 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Belmont, the top three, the last and three more from North Carolina.
Work in the towns next to Belmont
The biggest share goes to Mount Holly (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Belmont workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | – | A− | B+ | 27 min | $94,883 |
| Mount Holly | 2% | B | C | 28 min | $79,385 |
| Cramerton | 1% | A− | C+ | 27 min | $82,160 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Belmont’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 Belmont: questions
What is the median household income in Belmont?
$94,883 (±$14,568) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,388 across North Carolina and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Belmont?
7.9%, against 13.0% across North Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Belmont?
27 minutes each way on average, against 25 across North Carolina and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Belmont work?
6% work in town.
Is Belmont walkable?
Belmont is more walkable than 74% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 8.3 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Belmont without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Belmont, from the people who make the trip.
More of Belmont
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.