Saint Edward Seminary · Photo: Steven Pavlov, Nadine Pavlov · CC BY-SA 3.0Kenmore’s household incomes are higher than in 93% of U.S. towns
At home: 33% of workers have no commute at all (Washington 20%). Below the poverty line: 5.7% of residents, next to 9.9% for Washington as a whole. The two grades for Kenmore are A for jobs and income and A for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Kenmore: the gist
Much of Kenmore works one town over
46% of working residents work in a town that borders Kenmore: Seattle (33%), Kirkland (7%) and Bothell (6%). Next door ↓
A lot of Kenmore works from home
33% of Kenmore workers work from home, against 20% across Washington. Time on the road ↓
Four in five Kenmore workers earn over $40,000 a year
80% of Kenmore’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
Kenmore is a place people come home to
There are 3,430 jobs based in Kenmore, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Kenmore has about 16,000 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. 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.
What’s behind Kenmore’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Kenmore is better than 90% of U.S. towns, #39 of 285 in Washington. Household income is its strongest input ($139,764, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.8%, 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, Kenmore could be anywhere from A− to A+.
How long Kenmore spends getting to work: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kenmore workers work from home, vs 20% across Washington. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8,512 commuters (the 33% 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.
65% of the jobs in Kenmore pay over $3,333 a month
3,430 jobs are based in Kenmore.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kenmore, 2013 → 2023: 2,748 → 3,430. 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.
In and out of Kenmore on a workday
On a workday 11,142 residents head out to work, 286 work right here, and 3,144 people come in from elsewhere.
About 16,000 people are in Kenmore on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than live here.
0.30 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Kenmore: the destinations
Where Kenmore clocks in
33% 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.
Half of Kenmore commutes less than 10 miles
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.
Kenmore is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 12,745 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 64% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 22% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 19.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 98% 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). 8.6% of Kenmore households have no vehicle (Washington 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 8% of Kenmore’s commuters take a bus or train.
Kenmore is 290th of 1,642 U.S. towns of 17,000 to 33,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Lake Forest IL | 19,731 | $235K | 3.5% | 1.8% | 12% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 36 | Mercer Island WA | 25,422 | $219K | 3.8% | 3.0% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 55 | Bothell West WA | 22,029 | $153K | 3.0% | 2.9% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 182 | Cottage Lake WA | 22,518 | $213K | 3.2% | 4.1% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 288 | Buckhall VA | 21,602 | $180K | 6.0% | 3.5% | 2% | A |
| 289 | Mill Creek East WA | 25,453 | $193K | 4.1% | 4.4% | 1% | A |
| 290 | Kenmore WA | 24,249 | $140K | 5.7% | 3.8% | 3% | A |
| 291 | Randolph Township NJ | 26,878 | $175K | 5.4% | 4.5% | 8% | A |
| 292 | Algonquin IL | 30,824 | $135K | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,642 | Nogales AZ | 19,495 | $43K | 28.0% | 15.7% | 37% | 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 Washington.
Work next door: 46% of Kenmore’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kenmore workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenmore | – | A | A | 29 min | $139,764 |
| Lake Forest Park | under 2% | A | A | 28 min | $159,904 |
| Kirkland | 7% | A | A+ | 24 min | $150,414 |
| Bothell | 6% | A | A | 28 min | $140,427 |
| Seattle | 33% | A− | A+ | 26 min | $123,860 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Seattle. 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?
$139,764 (±$15,442) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $98,141 across Washington and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kenmore?
5.7%, against 9.9% across Washington and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kenmore?
29 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Washington and 26 nationally. 33% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kenmore work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Seattle (33%, 10 mi), Redmond (11%, 8 mi), Bellevue (10%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Kenmore walkable?
Kenmore is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 10.8 out of 20, and 12% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Kenmore without a car?
8% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. 22% 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.