A job hub: Kenmar has 1.8 jobs per working resident, and 3,054 people come in to work
Employers in Kenmar report 3,198 jobs for 1,795 working residents. About one in ten work in Kenmar itself; outside it, Williamsport draws the most (28%, 4 miles). Home is the office for 7% of workers (Pennsylvania 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Kenmar and work: the main findings
Kenmar is where the jobs are
Kenmar has 3,198 jobs, 1.8 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Kenmar are quick
The average trip to work takes 17 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 69 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania worker. Time on the road ↓
Kenmar and Williamsport trade workers both ways
Williamsport is the top workplace for Kenmar residents (28%) and also where the most people who work in Kenmar come from (16% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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.
The daily commute in and out of Kenmar
On a workday 1,651 residents head out to work and 144 work right here.
About 6,500 people are in Kenmar on a workday afternoon, 28% more 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.
Each way, about 17 minutes from Kenmar
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kenmar workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,846 commuters (the 7% who work from home are left out). Across Pennsylvania: 81% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Commuting in to Kenmar: where workers come from
Where Kenmar clocks in
28% of workers
14% of workers
4% 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 Kenmar
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kenmar, 2013 → 2023: 3,120 → 3,198. 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 Kenmar’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Kenmar
About 28% 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.
The towns around Kenmar
The biggest share goes to Montoursville (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kenmar workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenmar | – | — | — | 17 min | $58,857 |
| Faxon | under 2% | — | — | 11 min | — |
| Montoursville | 4% | B− | A | 17 min | $59,919 |
Same-state neighbors only. Faxon: 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 Kenmar’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 Kenmar: questions
What is the median household income in Kenmar?
$58,857 (±$4,051) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kenmar?
12.5%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kenmar?
17 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kenmar work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Williamsport (28%, 4 mi), Loyalsock Township (14%, 2 mi), Montoursville (4%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Kenmar without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Kenmar, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kenmar
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.