More people are out of work in Kenockee Township (14.0%) than in 98% of U.S. towns
Kenockee Township grades D for jobs and income and D− for walkability. Only 2% work in Kenockee Township itself; outside it, Port Huron draws the most (13%, 13 miles). For 7% of workers, the job is at home, where Michigan as a whole has 14%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Kenockee Township, in a few figures
Kenockee Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 39 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 299 hours of commuting, 115 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Kenockee Township is a place people come home to
There are 73 jobs based in Kenockee Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Kenockee Township has about 1,300 people in it, 46% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2021, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; 2021 is the newest year Michigan has published.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Kenockee Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Kenockee Township is better than 6% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Kenockee Township’s grade up ($61,750, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down.
The commuting and job counts on this page are Census LEHD 2021: Michigan reports later than other states, so its newest year is two years behind.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Kenockee Township could be anywhere from D− to B−.
Commuting from Kenockee Township: about 39 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kenockee Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 877 commuters (the 7% who work from home are left out). Across Michigan: 86% 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.
In and out of Kenockee Township on a workday
On a workday 1,149 residents head out to work, 18 work right here, and 55 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in Kenockee Township on a workday afternoon, 46% fewer than live here.
0.06 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 2021, primary jobs.
Where Kenockee Township goes to work
Where Kenockee Township clocks in
3% 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 work there is in Kenockee Township: 73 jobs
73 jobs are based in Kenockee Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kenockee Township, 2011 → 2021: 53 → 73. 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 2021.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Kenockee Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Kenockee Township
About 19% 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 2021.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
In Kenockee Township, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Kenockee Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Kenockee Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 944 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.0% of Kenockee Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Kenockee Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Kenockee Township compares with U.S. towns of 1,700 to 3,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 19 | Franklin MI | 3,134 | $194K | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 94 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 135 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,608 | Collins MS | 2,232 | $38K | 38.3% | 5.3% | 24% | D |
| 4,609 | Great Falls SC | 1,960 | $30K | 31.1% | 3.6% | 4% | D |
| 4,610 | Kenockee Township MI | 2,376 | $62K | 22.7% | 14.0% | 2% | D |
| 4,611 | Newton MS | 3,040 | $32K | 29.4% | 6.6% | 23% | D |
| 4,612 | Okolona MS | 2,394 | $26K | 43.2% | 13.8% | 14% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 4,995 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Kenockee Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Kenockee Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kenockee Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenockee Township | – | D | D− | 39 min | $61,750 |
| Wales Township | under 3% | C | D− | 37 min | $90,417 |
| Emmett Township | under 3% | B | C | 41 min | $96,809 |
| Clyde Township | under 3% | B− | D− | 26 min | $84,028 |
| Emmett | under 3% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Greenwood Township | under 3% | C | D | 43 min | $82,656 |
| Ruby | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Emmett: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Ruby: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Kenockee Township’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 2021, 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 Kenockee Township: questions
What is the median household income in Kenockee Township?
$61,750 (±$17,036) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kenockee Township?
22.7%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kenockee Township?
39 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kenockee Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Port Huron (13%, 13 mi), Detroit (4%, 49 mi), Warren (3%, 41 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Kenockee Township walkable?
Kenockee Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 2.0 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Kenockee Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Kenockee Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kenockee Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2021, 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.