Photo: self · CC BY-SA 4.0With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Belle Haven works elsewhere
3% of workers have no commute at all, against 18% across Virginia. Employers in Belle Haven report 57 jobs for 214 working residents. Hardly any work in Belle Haven itself; outside it, Exmore draws the most (7%, 2 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Belle Haven, in brief
A big share show a job far from home
39% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Belle Haven is a place people come home to
There are 57 jobs based in Belle Haven, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Belle Haven has about 390 people in it, 29% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Belle Haven workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 18% across Virginia. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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; with 214 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How far it is to work from Belle Haven
About 39% 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.
Belle Haven quiets down on a workday
On a workday 212 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 55 people come in from elsewhere.
About 390 people are in Belle Haven on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
About 24 minutes each way, quicker than most of Virginia
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Belle Haven workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 408 commuters (the 3% who work from home are left out). Across Virginia: 83% drive alone, 3% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Commuting out of Belle Haven: the destinations
Where Belle Haven clocks in
7% of workers
6% 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.
Most jobs in Belle Haven are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Belle Haven, 2013 → 2023: 23 → 57. 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 Belle Haven’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns around Belle Haven
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Belle Haven workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belle Haven | – | — | — | 24 min | $62,917 |
| Exmore | 7% | D− | A− | 18 min | $29,028 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Exmore. Darker towns draw more of Belle Haven’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 Belle Haven: questions
What is the median household income in Belle Haven?
$62,917 (±$18,490) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $93,170 across Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Belle Haven?
6.9%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Belle Haven?
24 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Virginia and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Belle Haven work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Exmore (7%, 2 mi), Virginia Beach (6%, 55 mi), Accomac (5%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Belle Haven without a car?
7% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Belle Haven, from the people who make the trip.
More of Belle Haven
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.