Photo: Code36 at English Wikipedia · Public domainFor more than half of its working residents, Bellevue is a commute to Omaha
Bellevue grades A− for jobs and income and B− for walkability. About one in seven work in Bellevue; the top destination outside it is Omaha (55%, 10 miles). The trip to work takes 21 minutes on average, next to 19 for Nebraska and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Bellevue stands out on work
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Bellevue’s working residents have a job less than 8 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 21 minutes, longer than the Nebraska average of 19. Time on the road ↓
Most Bellevue residents work close to home
62% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. Only 4% work more than 50 miles away. 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.
The figures behind Bellevue’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Bellevue is better than 78% of U.S. towns, #14 of 57 in Nebraska. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 83% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (7.8%, U.S. 12.5%). 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, Bellevue could be anywhere from B+ to A.
Getting to work from Bellevue takes about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bellevue workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 29,222 commuters (the 10% who work from home are left out). Across Nebraska: 86% 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.
Bellevue’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Who works in Bellevue, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 25,033 residents head out to work, 3,828 work right here, and 10,657 people come in from elsewhere.
About 50,000 people are in Bellevue on a workday afternoon, 22% fewer than live here.
0.50 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.
Out of Bellevue to work: where people go
Where Bellevue clocks in
55% of workers
5% of workers
4% 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
14,485 jobs are based in Bellevue.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bellevue, 2013 → 2023: 12,639 → 14,485. 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.
Bellevue is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Bellevue is more walkable than 49% of U.S. towns, #43 of 57 in Nebraska. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.5% across Nebraska.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 32,607 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 22% 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 0.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 45% 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). 3.8% of Bellevue households have no vehicle (Nebraska 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Bellevue’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Bellevue is 249th of 705 U.S. towns of 45,000 to 88,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 247 | Millcreek UT | 63,926 | $98K | 7.8% | 4.5% | 7% | A− |
| 248 | Weymouth Town MA | 59,759 | $103K | 7.7% | 4.9% | 10% | A− |
| 249 | Bellevue NE | 64,863 | $85K | 7.8% | 3.2% | 13% | A− |
| 250 | Warren Township IL | 65,343 | $104K | 6.2% | 5.7% | 12% | A− |
| 251 | Sylvania Township OH | 50,627 | $105K | 6.2% | 4.8% | 18% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 582 | Grand Island NE | 53,943 | $64K | 15.2% | 4.6% | 65% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 705 | Pahrump NV | 47,347 | $62K | 13.7% | 8.5% | 28% | 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 Nebraska.
60% of Bellevue works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bellevue workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellevue | – | A− | B− | 21 min | $85,462 |
| Offutt AFB | 1% | B+ | C | 18 min | $72,500 |
| Omaha | 55% | B | A− | 20 min | $73,201 |
| La Platte | under 1% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. La Platte: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Omaha. 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?
$85,462 (±$2,914) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,475 across Nebraska and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bellevue?
7.8%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bellevue?
21 minutes each way on average, against 19 across Nebraska and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bellevue work?
13% work in town.
Is Bellevue walkable?
Bellevue is more walkable than 49% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 8.1 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Bellevue without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% 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.