Kendale Lakes has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income B: better than 64% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #217 of 638 in Florida.
Walkability B+: more walkable than 71% of U.S. towns · #297 of 638 in Florida.
Household incomes here are lower than in 56% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 33 minutes each way (Florida 28, U.S. 26). Only 4% work in Kendale Lakes; the top destination outside it is Miami (18%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Kendale Lakes
Kendale Lakes is a place people come home to
There are 5,943 jobs based in Kendale Lakes, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Kendale Lakes has about 36,000 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Kendale Lakes
59% of Kendale Lakes residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 40% of the jobs based in Kendale Lakes pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 96% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Kendale Lakes workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 28 across Florida. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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.
What’s behind Kendale Lakes’ Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Kendale Lakes is better than 64% of U.S. towns, #217 of 638 in Florida. Job access by car holds Kendale Lakes’ grade up (ahead of 92% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($71,621, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Kendale Lakes could be anywhere from B− to A−.
Kendale Lakes quiets down on a workday
On a workday 21,934 residents head out to work, 829 work right here, and 5,114 people come in from elsewhere.
About 36,000 people are in Kendale Lakes on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
0.26 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
What the 5,943 jobs in Kendale Lakes are
5,943 jobs are based in Kendale Lakes. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Kendale Lakes’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kendale Lakes, 2013 → 2023: 5,140 → 5,943. 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.
About 33 minutes each way, longer than most of Florida
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kendale Lakes workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 23,176 commuters (the 12% who work from home are left out). Across Florida: 83% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
18% of working residents work in Miami
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Kendale Lakes clocks in
18% of workers
8% of workers
6% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Half of Kendale Lakes commutes less than 10 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Most trips from Kendale Lakes start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Kendale Lakes is more walkable than 71% of U.S. towns, #297 of 638 in Florida. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.6% across Florida.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 26,255 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 94% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 7% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 5.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 87% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.8% of Kendale Lakes households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Kendale Lakes’ commuters take a bus or train.
Kendale Lakes is 457th of 837 U.S. towns of 37,000 to 71,000 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Kendale Lakes, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Liberty Township OH | 40,625 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.5% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 35 | Parkland FL | 39,186 | $199K | 4.3% | 3.1% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 122 | Weston FL | 69,588 | $140K | 6.1% | 3.9% | 13% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 156 | Horizon West FL | 67,416 | $127K | 7.3% | 2.9% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 455 | Monroe Township NJ | 38,137 | $97K | 8.2% | 6.7% | 9% | B |
| 456 | Clermont FL | 52,812 | $82K | 5.4% | 5.7% | 11% | B |
| 457 | Kendale Lakes FL | 52,622 | $72K | 10.3% | 4.0% | 4% | B |
| 458 | Henrietta NY | 48,832 | $86K | 12.5% | 4.1% | 23% | B |
| 459 | La Habra CA | 60,908 | $100K | 10.9% | 7.1% | 6% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 837 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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.
Kendale Lakes and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Kendall (6%). Darker towns draw more of Kendale Lakes’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kendale Lakes workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendale Lakes | – | B | B+ | 33 min | $71,621 |
| Tamiami | 2% | B+ | B+ | 33 min | $78,353 |
| Kendall | 6% | B+ | A | 30 min | $87,325 |
| Westwood Lakes | under 3% | B | A− | 31 min | $86,040 |
| Kendall West | under 3% | B | A− | 36 min | $69,554 |
| The Crossings | under 3% | A | B+ | 30 min | $91,012 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Kendale Lakes: questions
What is the median household income in Kendale Lakes?
$71,621 (±$5,142) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kendale Lakes?
10.3%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kendale Lakes?
33 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kendale Lakes work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Miami (18%, 14 mi), Doral (8%, 8 mi), Coral Gables (6%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Kendale Lakes walkable?
Kendale Lakes is more walkable than 71% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 13.1 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Kendale Lakes without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 7% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Kendale Lakes, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kendale Lakes
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. 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.