Kimmell has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
0% of workers have no commute at all; Indiana has 11%. Kimmell has 19 jobs, and 169 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% stay in Kimmell for work; outside it, Fort Wayne is the main destination (10%, 30 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Kimmell
On a workday 166 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.
About 450 people are in Kimmell on a workday afternoon, 25% 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.
Where people from Kimmell work
Where Kimmell clocks in
6% of workers
5% 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.
74% of the jobs in Kimmell pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kimmell, 2013 → 2023: 20 → 19. 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 Kimmell’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 61 minutes to work from Kimmell
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 19.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kimmell workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 285 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across Indiana: 85% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Kimmell
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.
Kimmell and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kimmell workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kimmell | – | — | — | 61 min | $77,857 |
| York Township | under 3% | B− | D− | 25 min | $80,972 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Kimmell’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 Kimmell: questions
What is the median household income in Kimmell?
$77,857 (±$60,985) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kimmell?
10.9%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kimmell?
61 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kimmell work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fort Wayne (10%, 30 mi), Goshen (6%, 19 mi), Elkhart (5%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Kimmell without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Kimmell, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kimmell
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.