Work & commute · Bellefontaine

Work & commute in Bellefontaine, OH

About one in 4 of Bellefontaine’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Allen (7%), Perry (6%) and Marysville (6%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

26%

1,641 of 6,213 working residents

Typical commute

15 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

19 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 4,572 Bellefontaine residents head out of town to work, 1,641 work right here, and 5,879 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Bellefontaine.

4,572live here, work elsewhere

1,641live and work here

5,879work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Bellefontaine goes to work

Bellefontaine (in town)right here

26%1,641

Allen16.6 mi away

7%441

Perry10.2 mi away

6%398

Marysville24.2 mi away

6%343

Columbus48.6 mi away

5%287

Zane11 mi away

2%138

Urbana17.5 mi away

2%101

Washington7.8 mi away

2%95

Liberty14.9 mi away

2%95

Dublin36.8 mi away

1%85

Everywhere elseother towns and states

42%2,589

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

How far

How far Bellefontaine commutes

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

33%

31%

23%

13%

33%Under 10 mi

31%10–24 mi

23%25–50 mi

13%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Bellefontaine is balanced between jobs and homes

1.21jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.21 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Bellefontaine are

7,520 jobs are based in Bellefontaine. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Bellefontaine’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Bellefontaine

7,520 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)16%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)68%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month34%

Over $3,333 a month47%

Jobs Bellefontaine residents hold

6,213 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)26%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)51%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month58%

−18%

Jobs based in Bellefontaine, 2013 → 2023: 9,187 → 7,520. 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.