Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFewer people are out of work in Bellbrook (0.6%) than in 97% of U.S. towns
Bellbrook grades A+ for jobs and income and C for walkability. Household incomes here are higher than in 84% of U.S. towns. 22% of workers work from home; Ohio has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Bellbrook stands out on work
Bellbrook trades workers with the towns around it
Bellbrook has about as many jobs (2,609) as working residents (2,989), but they are mostly different people: 2,889 residents leave for work each day while 2,509 people come in. Only 4% of the jobs in Bellbrook are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Bellbrook
66% of Bellbrook residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 40% of the jobs based in Bellbrook pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
A lot of Bellbrook works from home
22% of Bellbrook workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Time on the road ↓
Young people hold many of the jobs here
33% of the jobs based in Bellbrook are held by workers 29 or younger, against 23% of Bellbrook’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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Bellbrook
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Bellbrook is better than 98% of U.S. towns, #32 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 81% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Bellbrook could be anywhere from A to A+.
How a workday changes Bellbrook
On a workday 2,889 residents head out to work, 100 work right here, and 2,509 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.87 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
What work there is in Bellbrook: 2,609 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bellbrook, 2013 → 2023: 2,745 → 2,609. 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 Bellbrook’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Bellbrook spends getting to work: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bellbrook workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,829 commuters (the 22% who work from home are left out). Across Ohio: 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.
14% of working residents work in Dayton
Where Bellbrook clocks in
14% of workers
8% of workers
7% 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 far it is to work from Bellbrook
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.
For most of Bellbrook, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Bellbrook is more walkable than 32% of U.S. towns, #646 of 993 in Ohio. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.7% across Ohio.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,627 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 11% 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 0.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 54% 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). 1.4% of Bellbrook households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Bellbrook’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Bellbrook is 81st among 3,071 U.S. towns of 5,300 to 10,200
| # | 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 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 25 | Madeira OH | 9,637 | $168K | 2.5% | 1.2% | 5% | A+ |
| 26 | The Village of Indian Hill OH | 6,114 | $235K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 37 | Pepper Pike OH | 6,886 | $228K | 1.8% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 79 | Inverness IL | 7,418 | $207K | 2.6% | 3.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 80 | Wyoming OH | 8,807 | $165K | 2.7% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
| 81 | Bellbrook OH | 7,563 | $112K | 3.3% | 0.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 82 | London Grove Township PA | 9,047 | $176K | 1.8% | 0.3% | 5% | A+ |
| 83 | Lower Heidelberg Township PA | 6,901 | $123K | 1.8% | 1.5% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,071 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Bellbrook, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Next door is work for 10% of Bellbrook
The biggest share goes to Centerville (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bellbrook workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellbrook | – | A+ | C | 23 min | $111,513 |
| Sugarcreek Township | under 3% | A+ | C+ | 23 min | $186,172 |
| Centerville | 5% | A− | A− | 20 min | $85,492 |
| Washington Township | 5% | A | B+ | 22 min | $98,679 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bellbrook’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 Bellbrook: questions
What is the median household income in Bellbrook?
$111,513 (±$9,604) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bellbrook?
3.3%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bellbrook?
23 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bellbrook work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Dayton (14%, 12 mi), Kettering (8%, 5 mi), Beavercreek (7%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Bellbrook walkable?
Bellbrook is more walkable than 32% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 7.3 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Bellbrook without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bellbrook, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bellbrook
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.