Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0Kensal has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
23 jobs are based in Kensal for 61 working residents. Hardly any work in Kensal; the top destination outside it is Jamestown (43%, 27 miles). 0% of workers have no commute at all (North Dakota 8%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Kensal for work, and who comes in
On a workday 61 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 23 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Kensal on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
Out of Kensal to work: where people go
Where Kensal clocks in
43% of workers
11% 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.
Jobs in Kensal: what the 23 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kensal, 2013 → 2023: 37 → 23. 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 Kensal’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 25 minutes to work from Kensal
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kensal workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 97 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across North Dakota: 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.
How far it is to work from Kensal
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.
Kensal and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kensal workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kensal | – | — | — | 25 min | $75,000 |
| Kensal Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Kensal Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Kensal’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 Kensal: questions
What is the median household income in Kensal?
$75,000 (±$21,138) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kensal?
1.7%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kensal?
25 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kensal work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jamestown (43%, 27 mi), Fargo (11%, 94 mi), Fried Township (10%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Kensal 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 Kensal, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kensal
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.