Photo: Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Kenmore commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
2,409 jobs are based in Kenmore; 6,927 of its residents have a job. Jobs and income earn Kenmore B; getting around on foot earns it A. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 7.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 12.2 in Buffalo.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Kenmore apart on work
Commutes from Kenmore are quick
The average trip to work takes 19 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 107 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
Most Kenmore residents work close to home
77% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about three in four. How far ↓
Kenmore and Buffalo trade workers both ways
Buffalo is the top workplace for Kenmore residents (32%) and also where the most people who work in Kenmore come from (26% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Kenmore
64% of Kenmore residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 45% of the jobs based in Kenmore pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Kenmore empties out on a workday
About 10,000 people are in Kenmore on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than the 15,000 who live here: 6,700 head out to work and 2,200 come in. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Kenmore
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Kenmore is better than 64% of U.S. towns, #304 of 758 in New York. Job access by car holds Kenmore’s grade up (ahead of 87% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (4.7%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Kenmore could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Getting to work from Kenmore takes about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kenmore workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7,531 commuters (the 15% who work from home are left out). Across New York: 57% drive alone, 25% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Near or far: the trip to work from Kenmore
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.
32% of working residents work in Buffalo
Where Kenmore clocks in
32% of workers
17% of workers
15% 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.
The kinds of work in Kenmore
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kenmore, 2013 → 2023: 2,638 → 2,409. 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 Kenmore’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The workday shuffle in and out of Kenmore
On a workday 6,703 residents head out to work, 224 work right here, and 2,185 people come in from elsewhere.
About 10,000 people are in Kenmore on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
Kenmore is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Kenmore is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns, #186 of 758 in New York. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 4.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 32.9% across New York.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 8,825 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, 53% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 7.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 90% 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). 5.7% of Kenmore households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Kenmore’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Kenmore is 1,171st among 2,362 U.S. towns of 10,000 to 20,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 56 | Floral Park NY | 16,105 | $150K | 3.0% | 3.1% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 81 | East Rockaway NY | 10,096 | $125K | 2.6% | 3.2% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 83 | North Castle NY | 12,360 | $208K | 3.8% | 3.1% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,169 | Pacific Grove CA | 14,659 | $106K | 7.6% | 5.5% | 13% | B |
| 1,170 | Loganville GA | 17,212 | $84K | 8.9% | 4.9% | 5% | B |
| 1,171 | Kenmore NY | 14,808 | $78K | 9.1% | 4.7% | 3% | B |
| 1,172 | Stillwater NY | 10,198 | $105K | 6.7% | 5.7% | 4% | B |
| 1,173 | Stuarts Draft VA | 11,780 | $79K | 7.3% | 3.2% | 18% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 2,362 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Kenmore, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Kenmore and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kenmore workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenmore | – | B | A | 19 min | $77,639 |
| Tonawanda Town | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Tonawanda Town: a Census-designated place inside a larger town, graded as part of it. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Kenmore’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 Kenmore: questions
What is the median household income in Kenmore?
$77,639 (±$9,611) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kenmore?
9.1%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kenmore?
19 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kenmore work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Buffalo (32%, 5 mi), Amherst (17%, 7 mi), Tonawanda (15%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Kenmore walkable?
Kenmore is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 14.2 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Kenmore without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 53% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Kenmore, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kenmore
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. 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.