Work & commute · Bell

Work & commute in Bell, FL

Most working residents leave Bell for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Gainesville (13%), Trenton (8%) and Lake City (3%). Half commute less than 32 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 213 working residents

Typical commute

32 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

26 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 212 Bell residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 99 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Bell.

212live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

99work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Bell goes to work

Gainesville31.4 mi away

13%28

Trenton10.6 mi away

8%17

Lake City32.6 mi away

3%6

Cross City17.8 mi away

2%5

High Springs16.6 mi away

2%5

Jacksonville82.2 mi away

2%5

Alachua22.7 mi away

2%4

Ocala58.6 mi away

2%4

Tampa125.8 mi away

2%4

Largo127.9 mi away

1%3

Everywhere elseother towns and states

62%132

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.

10%

25%

39%

10%Under 10 mi

25%10–24 mi

25%25–50 mi

39%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Bell is a commuter town

0.47jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.47 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Bell are

100 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

100 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)11%

Trade, transport & utilities54%

Services (health, schools, offices…)35%

$1,250 a month or less29%

$1,251–$3,333 a month41%

Over $3,333 a month30%

Jobs Bell residents hold

213 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)25%

Trade, transport & utilities14%

Services (health, schools, offices…)61%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month52%

+15%

Jobs based in Bell, 2013 → 2023: 87 → 100. 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.