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Jobs & commute in Kennerdell

Kennerdell has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Working from home is the commute for 5% of workers (Pennsylvania 16%). Employers in Kennerdell report 8 jobs, and 77 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Kennerdell itself; outside it, Paint Township draws the most (8%, 22 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who commutes out of Kennerdell, and who commutes in

On a workday 77 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.

77live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
8work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night220
Workday150
220live here− 77head out to work+ 8come in to work= 150on a workday

About 150 people are in Kennerdell on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.10jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where the trip to work from Kennerdell ends

RimersburgEmlenton: 5 residents work here (6%)Sligo: 2 residents work here (3%)Franklin: 3 residents work here (4%)YorkErie: 2 residents work here (3%)SugarcreekPittsburgh: 2 residents work here (3%)Butler Township: 2 residents work here (3%)Randolph TownshipVictory TownshipCranberry Township: 5 residents work here (6%)Richland TownshipPine TownshipScrubgrass Township: 3 residents work here (4%)Rockland TownshipPaint Township: 6 residents work here (8%)Clinton TownshipCherry Township: 3 residents work here (4%)Peters TownshipKennerdellPaint TownshipEmlentonCranberry TownshipFranklinScrubgrass TownshipCherry TownshipKennerdell
1
Paint Township21.7 mi away
8%6
2
Emlenton9 mi away
6%5
36%5
4
Franklin7.2 mi away
4%3
54%3
6
Cherry Township15.8 mi away
4%3
7
Sligo20.3 mi away
3%2
8
Erie59.3 mi away
3%2
9
Pittsburgh58.5 mi away
3%2
10
Butler Township30 mi away
3%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
57%44
The top trips

Where Kennerdell clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Kennerdell

Jobs based in KennerdellJobs Kennerdell residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%23%
Trade, transport & utilities13%26%
Services: health, schools, offices88%51%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less50%21%
$1,251–$3,333 a month25%27%
Over $3,333 a month25%52%

Who does it

29 or younger38%27%
30 to 5450%45%
55 and older13%27%
−47%

Jobs based in Kennerdell, 2013 → 2023: 15 → 8. 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 Kennerdell’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Commuting from Kennerdell: about 30 minutes a trip

A year of commuting
227 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Kennerdell30 min
Pennsylvania26 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
5%

of Kennerdell workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Kennerdell gets to work
97%Drive alone
3%Walk

Share of the 111 commuters (the 5% 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.

How far

Miles to work from Kennerdell

10 mi25 mi50 mi70 miPaint Township: 8% · 21.7 miEmlenton: 6% · 9 miCranberry Township: 6% · 8.7 miFranklin: 4% · 7.2 miScrubgrass Township: 4% · 5.3 miCherry Township: 4% · 15.8 miSligo: 3% · 20.3 miErie: 3% · 59.3 miPittsburgh: 3% · 58.5 miButler Township: 3% · 30 miEmlenton 6%Cranberry Township 6%Franklin 4%Scrubgrass Township 4%Kennerdell
KennerdellTop destinations (size = commuters)
25%Under 10 mi19 residents
32%10–24 mi25 residents
16%25–50 mi12 residents
27%Over 50 mi21 residents

About 27% 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.

Next door

Kennerdell and its neighbors

The biggest share goes to Scrubgrass Township (4%).

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Victory Township27 min
Scrubgrass Township29 min
Kennerdell30 min
Clinton Township36 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownKennerdell workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Kennerdell–——30 min$80,417
Scrubgrass Township4%——29 min—
Victory Townshipunder 3%——27 min—
Clinton Townshipunder 3%——36 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Scrubgrass Township, Victory Township and Clinton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Kennerdell’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Kennerdell: questions

What is the median household income in Kennerdell?

$80,417 (±$30,807) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Kennerdell?

0.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Kennerdell?

30 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Kennerdell work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Paint Township (8%, 22 mi), Emlenton (6%, 9 mi), Cranberry Township (6%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Kennerdell 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 Kennerdell, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Kennerdell

Kennerdell home →

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.