Kendall West has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Kendall West report 2,219 jobs; 14,901 of its residents have a job. Jobs and income earn Kendall West B; getting around on foot earns it A−. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 7.6 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 31.0 in Miami.
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 Kendall West
The better-paid jobs are outside Kendall West
57% of Kendall West residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 27% of the jobs based in Kendall West pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 98% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Kendall West is a place people come home to
There are 2,219 jobs based in Kendall West, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Kendall West has about 23,000 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Kendall West workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 28 across Florida. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Kendall West has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Kendall West went from 1,617 in 2013 to 2,219 in 2023, +37%. The jobs ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
41% of the jobs in Kendall West are in trade, transport and utilities, against 25% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Kendall West’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Kendall West is better than 63% of U.S. towns, #226 of 638 in Florida. Job access by car holds Kendall West’s grade up (ahead of 89% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (11.9%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Kendall West could be anywhere from B− to A−.
The kinds of work in Kendall West
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kendall West, 2013 → 2023: 1,617 → 2,219. 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 Kendall West’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who leaves Kendall West for work, and who comes in
On a workday 14,534 residents head out to work, 367 work right here, and 1,852 people come in from elsewhere.
About 23,000 people are in Kendall West on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
About 36 minutes each way for Kendall West’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kendall West workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 16,887 commuters (the 10% who work from home are left out). Across Florida: 83% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
18% of working residents work in Miami
Where Kendall West 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.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
How far Kendall West’s workers travel
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.
Kendall West is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Kendall West is more walkable than 84% of U.S. towns, #175 of 638 in Florida. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.1% 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 18,740 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 20% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 7.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 90% 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). 6.8% of Kendall West households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Kendall West’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 25,000 to 48,000, Kendall West ranks 697th of 1,219 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| 2 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 75 | Parkland FL | 39,186 | $199K | 4.3% | 3.1% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 119 | Keystone FL | 25,858 | $161K | 3.9% | 3.2% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 138 | Fruit Cove FL | 35,877 | $142K | 2.7% | 2.8% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 695 | Winfield Township IL | 46,284 | $103K | 10.5% | 7.9% | 9% | B |
| 696 | Riverhead NY | 36,394 | $94K | 8.6% | 5.2% | 21% | B |
| 697 | Kendall West FL | 35,912 | $70K | 11.9% | 3.4% | 2% | B |
| 698 | Collinsville Township IL | 35,276 | $78K | 9.8% | 4.7% | 13% | B |
| 699 | Orchards WA | 29,438 | $100K | 10.5% | 5.6% | 3% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 1,219 | 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.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Kendall West, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
How Kendall West compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kendall West workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendall West | – | B | A− | 36 min | $69,554 |
| Kendale Lakes | under 3% | B | B+ | 33 min | $71,621 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Kendall West’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 Kendall West: questions
What is the median household income in Kendall West?
$69,554 (±$6,538) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kendall West?
11.9%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kendall West?
36 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kendall West work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Miami (18%, 15 mi), Doral (8%, 9 mi), Kendall (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Kendall West walkable?
Kendall West is more walkable than 84% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 13.5 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Kendall West without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. 20% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Kendall West, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kendall West
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.