With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Kendall works elsewhere
Hardly any stay in Kendall for work; outside it, Bellingham is the main destination (25%, 19 miles). There are 41 jobs in Kendall, against 312 working residents. For 4% of workers, the job is at home, where Washington as a whole has 20%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Kendall in brief
Kendall is a place people come home to
There are 41 jobs based in Kendall, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Kendall has about 390 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Kendall workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 41 minutes each way, against 27 across Washington. Over a year that’s about 314 hours of commuting, 107 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Kendall workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 20% across Washington. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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; with 312 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How a workday changes Kendall
On a workday 310 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 39 people come in from elsewhere.
About 390 people are in Kendall on a workday afternoon, 41% 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.
Each way, about 41 minutes from Kendall
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kendall workers work from home, vs 20% across Washington. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 346 commuters (the 4% who work from home are left out). Across Washington: 79% 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 out of Kendall: the destinations
Where Kendall clocks in
25% 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.
What Kendall’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kendall, 2013 → 2023: 70 → 41. 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 Kendall’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Kendall’s workers travel
About 23% 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.
Around Kendall: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kendall workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendall | – | — | — | 41 min | — |
| Peaceful Valley | under 2% | D | D | 52 min | $59,625 |
| Maple Falls | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Maple Falls: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Kendall’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 Kendall: questions
What is the poverty rate in Kendall?
23.0%, against 9.9% across Washington and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kendall?
41 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Washington and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kendall work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bellingham (25%, 19 mi), Deming (6%, 8 mi), Ferndale (5%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Kendall without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 15% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Kendall, from the people who make the trip.
More of Kendall
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.