Photo: Jpgordon · Public domainJobs and the daily commute in Kernville
Working from home is the commute for 7% of workers (California 17%). About one in five work in Kernville itself; outside it, Bakersfield draws the most (7%, 44 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 51 minutes, where California has 29 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Kernville: the gist
Kernville workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 51 minutes each way, against 29 across California. Over a year that’s about 391 hours of commuting, 169 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
50% 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 2023, 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.
From Kernville, about 51 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 16.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kernville workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 274 commuters (the 7% who work from home are left out). Across California: 79% 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.
Kernville’s commute, mile by mile
About 50% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Kernville
On a workday 267 residents head out to work, 68 work right here, and 428 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,000 people are in Kernville on a workday afternoon, 19% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.48 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Kernville goes to work
Where Kernville clocks in
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.
What Kernville’s employers do
496 jobs are based in Kernville.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kernville, 2013 → 2023: 494 → 496. 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 Kernville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Around Kernville: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kernville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kernville | – | — | — | 51 min | $49,883 |
| Wofford Heights | under 2% | D− | B+ | 31 min | $38,686 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Kernville’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 Kernville: questions
What is the median household income in Kernville?
$49,883 (±$46,960) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kernville?
1.9%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kernville?
51 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kernville work?
20% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bakersfield (7%, 44 mi), Los Angeles (7%, 120 mi), Lake Isabella (5%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Kernville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Kernville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kernville
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.