Photo: Alyssa Maree Padovano · CC BY-SA 4.0Kenilworth has higher household incomes than 87% of U.S. towns
For jobs and income Kenilworth is better than 80% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 95% of U.S. towns (A). 6.4% of residents are in poverty, where New Jersey as a whole has 9.7%. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 4.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 43.7 in Jersey City.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Kenilworth stands out on work
Kenilworth draws workers from far and wide
The 5,936 jobs in Kenilworth are filled from a wide area. Kenilworth’s own residents hold 5% and the ten next-biggest home towns 27%; the other 68% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Few Kenilworth workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 17% across New Jersey. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Commutes from Kenilworth are quick
The average trip to work takes 25 minutes, against 31 across New Jersey. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical New Jersey worker. Time on the road ↓
Kenilworth gains people on a workday
About 10,000 people are in Kenilworth on a workday afternoon, 21% more than the 8,600 who live here: 5,600 come in to work and 3,800 head out. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Inside Kenilworth’s Jobs & income grade
Job access by car holds Kenilworth’s grade up (among the top U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (6.3%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Kenilworth could be anywhere from B to A+.
9% of working residents work in New York City
Where Kenilworth clocks in
9% of workers
7% of workers
7% 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.
Commuting from Kenilworth: about 25 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kenilworth workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,056 commuters (the 4% who work from home are left out). Across New Jersey: 75% drive alone, 10% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How many people are in Kenilworth by day
On a workday 3,826 residents head out to work, 319 work right here, and 5,617 people come in from elsewhere.
About 10,000 people are in Kenilworth on a workday afternoon, 21% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.43 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
71% of the jobs in Kenilworth pay over $3,333 a month
5,936 jobs are based in Kenilworth.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kenilworth, 2014 → 2024: 7,338 → 5,936. 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 Kenilworth’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Kenilworth’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Good to walk, short on transit: Kenilworth
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 4,217 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, >99% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 4.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 81% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.3% of Kenilworth households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 4% of Kenilworth’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Kenilworth ranks: 788th of 2,944 U.S. towns of 6,000 to 11,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
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| 9 | Hainesport Township NJ | 6,197 | $143K | 2.1% | 0.0% | 4% | A+ |
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| 12 | Waldwick NJ | 10,252 | $178K | 1.4% | 2.2% | 7% | A+ |
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| 20 | Old Tappan NJ | 6,686 | $205K | 2.3% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
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| 786 | Robeson Township PA | 7,805 | $93K | 8.1% | 2.6% | 7% | A− |
| 787 | Vero Lake Estates FL | 6,559 | $83K | 5.3% | 0.0% | 2% | A− |
| 788 | Kenilworth NJ | 8,602 | $119K | 6.4% | 6.3% | 8% | A− |
| 789 | Clarkson NY | 6,831 | $83K | 7.8% | 1.5% | 4% | A− |
| 790 | Brimfield Township OH | 11,511 | $91K | 7.5% | 2.9% | 6% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,944 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 6% | 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 Kenilworth, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Work next door: 10% of Kenilworth’s workers
The biggest share goes to Union Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kenilworth workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenilworth | – | A− | A | 25 min | $118,611 |
| Union Township | 5% | A− | A+ | 30 min | $119,464 |
| Cranford Township | 2% | A+ | A+ | 35 min | $155,972 |
| Roselle Park | under 2% | A− | A+ | 26 min | $109,679 |
| Springfield Township | 3% | A | A | 28 min | $155,906 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Kenilworth’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 Kenilworth: questions
What is the median household income in Kenilworth?
$118,611 (±$32,324) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kenilworth?
6.4%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kenilworth?
25 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kenilworth work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (9%, 18 mi), Newark (7%, 7 mi), Elizabeth (7%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Kenilworth walkable?
Kenilworth is more walkable than 95% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 14.4 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Kenilworth without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. >99% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Kenilworth, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kenilworth
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. 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.