Earning a living in Belfonte
Belfonte has 79 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there. Hardly any work in Belfonte itself; outside it, Fort Smith draws the most (25%, 17 miles). The trip to work takes 30 minutes on average, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Belfonte by day
On a workday 79 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in Belfonte on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
Where people from Belfonte work
Where Belfonte clocks in
25% of workers
10% of workers
8% 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.
Getting to work from Belfonte takes about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Belfonte workers work from home, vs 9% across Oklahoma. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 117 commuters (the 6% who work from home are left out). Across Oklahoma: 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 many miles Belfonte commutes
About 25% 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 Belfonte
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Belfonte workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfonte | – | — | — | 30 min | $49,792 |
| Long | under 3% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Nicut | under 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Short | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Long, Nicut and Short: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Belfonte’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 Belfonte: questions
What is the median household income in Belfonte?
$49,792 (±$21,528) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $65,039 across Oklahoma and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Belfonte?
15.9%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Belfonte?
30 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Oklahoma and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Belfonte work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fort Smith (25%, 17 mi), Roland (10%, 9 mi), Sallisaw (8%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Belfonte without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Belfonte, from the people who make the trip.
More of Belfonte
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.