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Working from home is the commute for 10% of workers; New Jersey has 17%. Only 1% work in Kenvil; the top destination outside it is Roxbury Township (8%, 2 miles). At 31 minutes each way, commutes from Kenvil run about the New Jersey average.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Kenvil
65% of the jobs in Kenvil pay over $3,333 a month
906 jobs are based in Kenvil.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kenvil, 2013 → 2023: 339 → 906. 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 Kenvil’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily commute in and out of Kenvil
On a workday 939 residents head out to work, 13 work right here, and 893 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.95 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Kenvil goes to work
Where Kenvil clocks in
8% of workers
7% of workers
5% 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.
About 31 minutes each way, about the NJ average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kenvil workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 858 commuters (the 10% 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 far Kenvil’s workers travel
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.
Next door to Kenvil
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kenvil workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenvil | – | — | — | 31 min | $85,288 |
| Succasunna | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Mine Hill Township | under 3% | A | B | 30 min | $119,583 |
| Ledgewood | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Succasunna and Ledgewood: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Kenvil’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 Kenvil: questions
What is the median household income in Kenvil?
$85,288 (±$8,880) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kenvil?
6.5%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kenvil?
31 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kenvil work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Roxbury Township (8%, 2 mi), Morristown (7%, 10 mi), New York City (5%, 39 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Kenvil 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 Kenvil, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kenvil
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.