Photo: S. Clyde · Public domainKent Narrows draws 572 commuters a day, with 2.2 jobs for every working resident
Only 2% work in Kent Narrows itself; outside it, Baltimore draws the most (7%, 30 miles). There are 576 jobs in Kent Narrows; 264 of its residents have a job. Home is the office for 29% of workers, against 19% across Maryland.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Kent Narrows
Kent Narrows is where the jobs are
Kent Narrows has 576 jobs, 2.2 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 820 people are in town, 62% more than the 510 who live here. Day and night ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Kent Narrows
67% of Kent Narrows residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 39% of the jobs based in Kent Narrows pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 98% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Kent Narrows workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 38 minutes each way, against 31 across Maryland. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 54 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; with 264 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily flow of workers through Kent Narrows
On a workday 260 residents head out to work and 4 work right here.
About 820 people are in Kent Narrows on a workday afternoon, 62% more 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.
Most jobs in Kent Narrows are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kent Narrows, 2013 → 2023: 705 → 576. 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 Kent Narrows’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 38 minutes each way, longer than most of Maryland
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kent Narrows workers work from home, vs 19% across Maryland. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 161 commuters (the 29% who work from home are left out). Across Maryland: 80% drive alone, 5% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Where the people who work in Kent Narrows live
Where Kent Narrows clocks in
7% of workers
5% 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.
The distance from Kent Narrows to work
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.
How Kent Narrows compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Chester (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kent Narrows workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Narrows | – | — | — | 38 min | $139,259 |
| Chester | 4% | A− | B+ | 33 min | $102,399 |
| Grasonville | 3% | A− | C | 36 min | $120,676 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Kent Narrows’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 Kent Narrows: questions
What is the median household income in Kent Narrows?
$139,259 (±$103,925) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,678 across Maryland and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kent Narrows?
1.4%, against 9.4% across Maryland and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kent Narrows?
38 minutes each way on average, against 31 across Maryland and 26 nationally. 29% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kent Narrows work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Baltimore (7%, 30 mi), Annapolis (5%, 15 mi), Stevensville (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Kent Narrows 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 Kent Narrows, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kent Narrows
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.