Work & commute · Henry

Work & commute in Henry, IL

Most working residents leave Henry for work: only 19% work in town. The top destinations are Henry (15%), Peoria (12%) and Princeton (3%). Half commute less than 28 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

19%

218 of 1,133 working residents

Typical commute

28 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

28 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 915 Henry residents head out of town to work, 218 work right here, and 416 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Henry.

915live here, work elsewhere

218live and work here

416work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Henry goes to work

Henry1.5 mi away

15%170

Peoria28.1 mi away

12%135

Henry (in town)right here

4%48

Princeton18.5 mi away

3%35

Lacon6.7 mi away

3%29

Chillicothe15.3 mi away

2%24

Hennepin8.2 mi away

2%18

Mark12 mi away

2%17

Monmouth67.1 mi away

2%17

Toluca15.3 mi away

1%16

Everywhere elseother towns and states

55%624

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

How far

How far Henry commutes

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

25%

21%

26%

28%

25%Under 10 mi

21%10–24 mi

26%25–50 mi

28%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Henry is a commuter town

0.56jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Henry are

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

Jobs based in Henry

634 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)21%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)61%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month52%

Jobs Henry residents hold

1,133 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)25%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)52%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month58%

−13%

Jobs based in Henry, 2013 → 2023: 728 → 634. 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.