Hauge Lutheran Church · Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 3.0With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Kenyon Township works elsewhere
Kenyon Township has 14 jobs; 198 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Kenyon Township for work; outside it, Faribault is the main destination (10%, 15 miles). The average commute takes 35 minutes each way; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Kenyon Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 197 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 200 people are in Kenyon Township on a workday afternoon, 48% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The places Kenyon Township commutes to
Where Kenyon Township clocks in
10% of workers
10% 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.
Goods, not services: 43% of the jobs in Kenyon Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kenyon Township, 2014 → 2024: 23 → 14. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Kenyon Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Kenyon Township spends getting to work: about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kenyon Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 204 commuters (the 23% 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.
The commute from Kenyon Township, by distance
About 17% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Bordering towns draw 13% of Kenyon Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kenyon Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenyon Township | – | — | — | 35 min | $101,250 |
| Kenyon | 10% | C+ | A− | 29 min | $82,500 |
| Richland Township | under 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Holden Township | 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Cherry Grove Township | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Richland Township, Holden Township and Cherry Grove Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Kenyon. Darker towns draw more of Kenyon 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 2024, 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 Kenyon Township: questions
What is the median household income in Kenyon Township?
$101,250 (±$19,061) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kenyon Township?
2.6%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kenyon Township?
35 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kenyon Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Faribault (10%, 15 mi), Kenyon (10%, 2 mi), Rochester (10%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Kenyon Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Kenyon Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kenyon Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.