With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Kendall works elsewhere
A typical one-way commute from Kendall lasts 20 minutes (Wisconsin 22, U.S. 26). Kendall has 32 jobs, and 180 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Kendall; the top destination outside it is Darlington (21%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Kendall quiets down on a workday
On a workday 179 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 31 people come in from elsewhere.
About 320 people are in Kendall on a workday afternoon, 32% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Kendall: the destinations
Where Kendall clocks in
21% of workers
7% 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.
Goods jobs make up 72% of work in Kendall
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Kendall, 2014 → 2024: 57 → 32. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Kendall’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 20 minutes from Kendall
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Kendall workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 178 commuters (the 15% who work from home are left out). Across Wisconsin: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Half of Kendall commutes less than 21 miles
About 26% 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 2024.
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
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Kendall workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendall | – | — | — | 20 min | $71,250 |
| Willow Springs | under 3% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Belmont | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Seymour | under 3% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Willow Springs: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Belmont and Seymour: the same communities as the places of those names, graded once. 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 2024, 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 median household income in Kendall?
$71,250 (±$37,524) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Kendall?
11.9%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Kendall?
20 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Kendall work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Darlington (21%, 8 mi), Dodgeville (7%, 15 mi), Madison (5%, 46 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Kendall without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% 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), 2024, 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.