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Work & commute in Kensington, MN

Most working residents leave Kensington for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Alexandria (43%), Brandon (5%) and Fergus Falls (4%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
4%
5 of 137 working residents
Typical commute
17 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
26 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
9%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 132 Kensington residents head out of town to work, 5 work right here, and 172 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Kensington.

132live here, work elsewhere
5live and work here
172work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Kensington goes to work

KensingtonBrandonEvansvilleElbow LakeMorrisGlenwoodFergus FallsAlexandriaMinneapolisHolmes CityLa GrandSolemMoeBrandonCarlosAlexandriaBrandonFergus FallsEvansvilleElbow LakeMorrisSolemMinneapolisHolmes CityKensington
1
Alexandria16.9 mi away
43%59
2
Brandon13.9 mi away
5%7
3
Kensington (in town)right here
4%5
4
Fergus Falls39.5 mi away
4%5
5
Evansville15.7 mi away
2%3
6
Elbow Lake19.9 mi away
2%3
7
Morris16.7 mi away
2%3
8
Solem2.4 mi away
2%3
9
Minneapolis130.6 mi away
1%2
10
Holmes City7.2 mi away
1%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
33%45

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

How far

How far Kensington commutes

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

12%Under 10 mi
64%10–24 mi
7%25–50 mi
18%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Kensington is balanced between jobs and homes

1.29jobs per working resident
Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.29 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Kensington are

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

Jobs based in Kensington

177 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)45%
Trade, transport & utilities18%
Services (health, schools, offices…)37%
$1,250 a month or less9%
$1,251–$3,333 a month31%
Over $3,333 a month60%

Jobs Kensington residents hold

137 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)27%
Trade, transport & utilities18%
Services (health, schools, offices…)55%
$1,250 a month or less20%
$1,251–$3,333 a month22%
Over $3,333 a month58%
+65%

Jobs based in Kensington, 2013 → 2023: 107 → 177. 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.

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