Belmont has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The trip to work takes 19 minutes on average, next to 26 for Pennsylvania and 26 for the U.S. Belmont has 254 jobs for 1,173 working residents. 11% of workers have no commute at all, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Belmont
Belmont and Johnstown trade workers both ways
Johnstown is the top workplace for Belmont residents (17%) and also where the most people who work in Belmont come from (15% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Belmont is a place people come home to
There are 254 jobs based in Belmont, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Belmont has about 1,700 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Belmont are quick
The average trip to work takes 19 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
21% of working residents work in Richland Township
Where Belmont clocks in
21% of workers
17% 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.
Belmont by day and by night
On a workday 1,164 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 245 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,700 people are in Belmont on a workday afternoon, 35% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The daily trip from Belmont: about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Belmont workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,079 commuters (the 11% who work from home are left out). Across Pennsylvania: 81% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
In Belmont, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Belmont, 2014 → 2024: 327 → 254. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Belmont’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Belmont
About 21% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Next door is work for 21% of Belmont
The biggest share goes to Johnstown (17%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Belmont workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | – | — | — | 19 min | $69,146 |
| Geistown | 2% | B− | B | 19 min | $63,958 |
| Oakland | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Stonycreek Township | 2% | C+ | C | 18 min | $54,648 |
| Conemaugh Township | under 2% | C+ | D | 25 min | $75,459 |
| Lorain | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Johnstown | 17% | D | A | 20 min | $37,888 |
Same-state neighbors only. Oakland: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Lorain: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. 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 2024, 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?
$69,146 (±$26,096) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Belmont?
8.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Belmont?
19 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Belmont work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Richland Township (21%, 2 mi), Johnstown (17%, 4 mi), Windber (4%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Belmont without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
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), 2024, 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.