With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Kenneth works elsewhere
There are 17 jobs in Kenneth, and 36 of its residents work somewhere. Working residents average 25 minutes each way; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26. Hardly any work in Kenneth; the top destination outside it is Sioux Falls (17%, 36 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Kenneth
On a workday 36 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 17 people come in from elsewhere.
About 40 people are in Kenneth on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
The places Kenneth commutes to
Where Kenneth clocks in
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.
Kenneth is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kenneth, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 17. 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 Kenneth’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Kenneth: about 25 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kenneth workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 28 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across Minnesota: 84% drive alone, 2% 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 Kenneth
About 33% 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Kenneth and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kenneth workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth | – | — | — | 25 min | $76,250 |
| Vienna Township | under 3% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Battle Plain Township | under 3% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Vienna Township and Battle Plain Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Kenneth’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.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 0% of Kenneth workers work outside Minnesota. The job records count 28% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Kenneth: questions
What is the median household income in Kenneth?
$76,250 (±$23,727) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kenneth?
44.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kenneth?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kenneth work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sioux Falls (17%, 36 mi), Pipestone (8%, 20 mi), Luverne (6%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Kenneth 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 Kenneth, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kenneth
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.