With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Bell Hill works elsewhere
Employers in Bell Hill report 29 jobs; 335 of its residents have a job. Jobs and income earn Bell Hill B. 12% of workers have no commute at all; Washington has 20%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Bell Hill: the figures worth knowing
Bell Hill is a place people come home to
There are 29 jobs based in Bell Hill, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Bell Hill has about 740 people in it, 29% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Bell Hill are quick
The average trip to work takes 16 minutes, against 27 across Washington. That’s about 84 hours a year less on the road than the typical Washington worker. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
30% 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 ↓
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; with 335 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Income, poverty and work: Bell Hill’s grade explained
On income, poverty and job access, Bell Hill is better than 61% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Bell Hill’s grade up (1.3%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 18% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (6.5%) is left out: Bell Hill’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Bell Hill could be anywhere from B− to B+.
The workday shuffle in and out of Bell Hill
On a workday 334 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 28 people come in from elsewhere.
About 740 people are in Bell Hill 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 2024, primary jobs.
The daily trip from Bell Hill: about 16 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bell Hill workers work from home, vs 20% across Washington. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 138 commuters (the 12% who work from home are left out). Across Washington: 79% 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.
Where in the region Bell Hill works
About 30% 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.
17% of working residents work in Sequim
Where Bell Hill clocks in
17% of workers
12% 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.
Bell Hill works in goods: 28% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bell Hill, 2014 → 2024: 15 → 29. 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 Bell Hill’s own residents hold wherever they work.
713th of 3,133: where Bell Hill ranks among U.S. towns of 700 to 1,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 15 | Yarrow Point WA | 1,143 | $250K | 4.5% | 2.2% | <1% | A+ |
| 16 | Woodway WA | 1,316 | $205K | 2.1% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 26 | Ames Lake WA | 1,245 | $250K | 1.1% | 3.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 711 | Day WI | 1,052 | $94K | 7.3% | 0.5% | 1% | B |
| 712 | March ARB CA | 1,273 | $72K | 29.3% | 9.3% | 3% | B |
| 713 | Bell Hill WA | 1,041 | $79K | 1.3% | 6.5% | <1% | B |
| 714 | Brimfield Township IL | 1,148 | $81K | 8.9% | 7.4% | 3% | B |
| 715 | Maple Hill Township KS | 1,172 | $96K | 7.0% | 3.7% | 1% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 3,133 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 1% | 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 Bell Hill, the top three, the last and three more from Washington.
17% of Bell Hill works in a bordering town
Jobs & commute next door
The biggest share goes to Sequim. Darker towns draw more of Bell Hill’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 Bell Hill: questions
What is the median household income in Bell Hill?
$79,084 (±$9,235) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $98,141 across Washington and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bell Hill?
1.3%, against 9.9% across Washington and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bell Hill?
16 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Washington and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bell Hill work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sequim (17%, 1 mi), Port Angeles (12%, 17 mi), Seattle (7%, 46 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Bell Hill 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 Bell Hill, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bell Hill
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. 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.