Photo: Aesopposea · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Bentonville commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Bentonville has 11 jobs, and 66 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Bentonville for work; outside it, West Union is the main destination (14%, 5 miles). 10% of workers have no commute at all, where Ohio as a whole has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Bentonville
On a workday 66 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 220 people are in Bentonville on a workday afternoon, 20% 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.
The towns that employ Bentonville’s residents
Where Bentonville clocks in
14% 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 Bentonville’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bentonville, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 11. 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 Bentonville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Bentonville
of Bentonville workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 141 commuters (the 10% 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.
Miles to work from Bentonville
About 40% 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.
Work in the towns next to Bentonville
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bentonville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bentonville | – | — | — | — | — |
| Liberty Township | under 2% | C | D | 53 min | $70,089 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bentonville’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 Bentonville: questions
What is the poverty rate in Bentonville?
2.5%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Bentonville work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are West Union (14%, 5 mi), Scott Township (6%, 17 mi), Maysville (5%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bentonville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bentonville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bentonville
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.