Photo: Andrew Filer · CC BY-SA 2.0How Kensington Township works: jobs, income and commuting
5% of workers work from home; North Dakota has 8%. The trip to work takes 15 minutes on average; North Dakota averages 18, the U.S. 26. There are 86 jobs in Kensington Township; 117 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Kensington Township by day
On a workday 114 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 83 people come in from elsewhere.
About 210 people are in Kensington Township on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.74 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 2023, primary jobs.
30% of working residents work in Park River
Where Kensington Township clocks in
30% of workers
18% of workers
9% 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.
A place that makes things: 36% of Kensington Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kensington Township, 2013 → 2023: 31 → 86. 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 Kensington Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Kensington Township: about 15 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kensington Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 90 commuters (the 5% 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.
The commute from Kensington Township, by distance
About 26% 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.
Bordering towns draw 30% of Kensington Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kensington Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kensington Township | – | — | — | 15 min | $120,313 |
| Park River | 30% | C− | B+ | 16 min | $69,408 |
| Golden Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Dundee Township | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
| Fertile Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Rushford Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Lampton Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Golden Township, Dundee Township, Fertile Township, Rushford Township and Lampton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Park River. Darker towns draw more of Kensington 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 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 Kensington Township: questions
What is the median household income in Kensington Township?
$120,313 (±$68,022) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kensington Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kensington Township?
15 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kensington Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Park River (30%, 2 mi), Grafton (18%, 14 mi), Fargo (9%, 115 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Kensington Township 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 Kensington Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kensington Township
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.