Work & commute · Kenton

Work & commute in Kenton, DE

Most working residents leave Kenton for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Dover (19%), Smyrna (12%) and New Castle (6%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 69 working residents

Typical commute

12 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

26 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 69 Kenton residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 51 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Kenton.

69live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

51work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Kenton goes to work

Dover8.9 mi away

19%13

Smyrna5.6 mi away

12%8

New Castle31 mi away

6%4

Wilmington35.8 mi away

6%4

Middletown15.1 mi away

4%3

Clayton3.7 mi away

3%2

Camden10.6 mi away

3%2

Chestertown, MD21.9 mi away

3%2

New York, NY134.9 mi away

3%2

Philadelphia, PA61 mi away

3%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

39%27

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Kenton commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

46%

14%

28%

12%

46%Under 10 mi

14%10–24 mi

28%25–50 mi

12%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Kenton is a commuter town

0.74jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.74 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Kenton are

51 jobs are based in Kenton. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Kenton’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Kenton

51 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities100%

Services (health, schools, offices…)0%

$1,250 a month or less2%

$1,251–$3,333 a month12%

Over $3,333 a month86%

Jobs Kenton residents hold

69 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)16%

Trade, transport & utilities33%

Services (health, schools, offices…)51%

$1,250 a month or less7%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month62%

+6%

Jobs based in Kenton, 2013 → 2023: 48 → 51. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.