Photo: Smallbones at English Wikipedia · Public domainKennett Township has higher household incomes than 95% of U.S. towns
For 24% of workers, the job is at home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. 4.3% of residents live below the poverty line (Pennsylvania 11.7%). Kennett Township grades A for jobs and income and B− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Kennett Township: the gist
No single place dominates Kennett Township’s commute
The biggest draw, Wilmington, DE, gets only 5% of working residents, and 64% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Kennett Township residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Kennett Township draws workers from far and wide
The 5,344 jobs in Kennett Township are filled from a wide area. Kennett Township’s own residents hold 6% and the ten next-biggest home towns 29%; the other 65% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
A lot of Kennett Township works from home
24% of Kennett Township workers work from home, against 16% across Pennsylvania. Time on the road ↓
Kennett Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Kennett Township went from 3,898 in 2013 to 5,344 in 2023, +37%. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Why Kennett Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Kennett Township is better than 92% of U.S. towns, #127 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Household income is its strongest input ($150,709, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.1%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Kennett Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
5% of working residents work in Wilmington
Where Kennett Township clocks in
5% of workers
5% of workers
3% 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 25 minutes each way, about the PA average
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kennett Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,313 commuters (the 23% 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.
Jobs in Kennett Township: what the 5,344 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kennett Township, 2013 → 2023: 3,898 → 5,344. 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 Kennett Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How a workday changes Kennett Township
On a workday 3,456 residents head out to work, 332 work right here, and 5,012 people come in from elsewhere.
About 11,000 people are in Kennett Township on a workday afternoon, 17% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.41 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.
The distance from Kennett Township to work
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.
Few in Kennett Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Kennett Township is more walkable than 53% of U.S. towns, #569 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.6% across Pennsylvania, on an EPA index of 6.4.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 4,330 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 9.6% of Kennett Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Kennett Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
348th of 2,841: where Kennett Township ranks among U.S. towns of 6,500 to 12,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Pimmit Hills VA | 6,589 | $173K | 1.6% | 1.3% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Braddock VA | 6,536 | $212K | 0.9% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 19 | West Vincent Township PA | 6,885 | $203K | 1.4% | 0.8% | 4% | A+ |
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| 54 | Bethel Township PA | 9,774 | $177K | 1.8% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 59 | Upper Nazareth Township PA | 8,521 | $122K | 1.2% | 0.9% | 4% | A+ |
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| 346 | Essex CT | 6,819 | $104K | 3.2% | 2.1% | 14% | A |
| 347 | Colts Neck Township NJ | 9,989 | $200K | 3.4% | 4.6% | 8% | A |
| 348 | Kennett Township PA | 9,253 | $151K | 4.3% | 3.1% | 9% | A |
| 349 | South Heidelberg Township PA | 7,942 | $111K | 7.0% | 1.2% | 3% | A |
| 350 | Moore Township PA | 9,508 | $103K | 5.9% | 0.6% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,841 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Kennett Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
The towns around Kennett Township
The biggest share goes to New Garden Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kennett Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennett Township | – | A | B− | 25 min | $150,709 |
| Pennsbury Township | under 2% | A+ | C+ | 31 min | $167,727 |
| New Garden Township | 3% | A− | B | 22 min | $120,550 |
| East Marlborough Township | 3% | A+ | A− | 26 min | $155,504 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Kennett Township’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 Kennett Township: questions
What is the median household income in Kennett Township?
$150,709 (±$13,912) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kennett Township?
4.3%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kennett Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kennett Township work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wilmington (5%, 11 mi), Philadelphia (5%, 31 mi), New Garden Township (3%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Kennett Township walkable?
Kennett Township is more walkable than 53% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 6.4 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Kennett Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Kennett Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kennett Township
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.