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Work & commute · Bell

Work & commute in Bell, CA

Most working residents leave Bell for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Los Angeles (25%), Commerce (4%) and Vernon (4%). Half commute less than 9 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
4%
503 of 11,923 working residents
Typical commute
9 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
30 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
4%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 11,420 Bell residents head out of town to work, 503 work right here, and 10,269 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Bell.

11,420live here, work elsewhere
503live and work here
10,269work here, live elsewhere
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The map

Where Bell goes to work

CudahyMaywoodBellBell GardensHuntington ParkVernonCommerceSouth GateSanta Fe SpringsNorwalkDowneyLos AngelesAnaheimLong BeachEast Los AngelesLos AngelesCommerceVernonSanta Fe SpringsLong BeachDowneySouth GateAnaheimHuntington ParkBell
1
Los Angeles13.5 mi away
25%2,960
2
Bell (in town)right here
4%503
3
Commerce2 mi away
4%453
4
Vernon2.3 mi away
4%429
5
Santa Fe Springs7.4 mi away
3%304
6
Long Beach13.8 mi away
2%268
7
Downey4 mi away
2%260
8
South Gate2.6 mi away
2%248
9
Anaheim25.6 mi away
2%221
10
Huntington Park2.2 mi away
2%207
Everywhere elseother towns and states
51%6,070

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Bell commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

54%Under 10 mi
29%10–24 mi
9%25–50 mi
8%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Bell is balanced between jobs and homes

0.90jobs per working resident
Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.90 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Bell are

10,772 jobs are based in Bell. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Bell’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Bell

10,772 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)10%
Trade, transport & utilities30%
Services (health, schools, offices…)60%
$1,250 a month or less9%
$1,251–$3,333 a month34%
Over $3,333 a month57%

Jobs Bell residents hold

11,923 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)16%
Trade, transport & utilities27%
Services (health, schools, offices…)56%
$1,250 a month or less11%
$1,251–$3,333 a month35%
Over $3,333 a month54%
−8%

Jobs based in Bell, 2013 → 2023: 11,720 → 10,772. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.
Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.
Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

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