Work & commute · Henry

Work & commute in Henry, IN

About one in 3 of Henry’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are New Castle (23%), Muncie (6%) and Spiceland (4%). Half commute less than 19 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

33%

2,709 of 8,265 working residents

Typical commute

19 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

21 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 5,556 Henry residents head out of town to work, 2,709 work right here, and 4,677 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Henry.

5,556live here, work elsewhere

2,709live and work here

4,677work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Henry goes to work

New Castle0.8 mi away

23%1,879

Henry (in town)right here

10%827

Muncie19.4 mi away

6%455

Spiceland7.2 mi away

4%302

Anderson20 mi away

3%287

Greenfield22.3 mi away

3%248

Center41.2 mi away

3%229

Richmond26.9 mi away

2%202

Prairie6.6 mi away

2%139

Rushville20.9 mi away

1%121

Everywhere elseother towns and states

43%3,576

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.

42%

23%

20%

16%

42%Under 10 mi

23%10–24 mi

20%25–50 mi

16%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Henry is balanced between jobs and homes

0.89jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.89 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Henry are

7,386 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

7,386 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)24%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)57%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month48%

Jobs Henry residents hold

8,265 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)29%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)53%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month54%

−1%

Jobs based in Henry, 2013 → 2023: 7,463 → 7,386. 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.