Work & commute · Henderson

Work & commute in Henderson, MN

Most working residents leave Henderson for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Glencoe (5%), Chaska (4%) and Shakopee (4%). Half commute less than 25 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

10 of 446 working residents

Typical commute

25 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

31 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

16%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 436 Henderson residents head out of town to work, 10 work right here, and 150 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Henderson.

436live here, work elsewhere

10live and work here

150work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Henderson goes to work

Glencoe20.6 mi away

5%23

Chaska25.2 mi away

4%20

Shakopee27.6 mi away

4%19

Gaylord14.9 mi away

4%18

Belle Plaine9.9 mi away

4%16

Arlington9.9 mi away

3%15

Le Sueur3.7 mi away

3%15

Chanhassen28.2 mi away

3%14

Eden Prairie31.8 mi away

3%14

Jordan16.6 mi away

3%12

Everywhere elseother towns and states

63%280

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

How far

How far Henderson commutes

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

12%

38%

40%

10%

12%Under 10 mi

38%10–24 mi

40%25–50 mi

10%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Henderson is a commuter town

0.36jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Henderson are

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

Jobs based in Henderson

160 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)1%

Trade, transport & utilities14%

Services (health, schools, offices…)85%

$1,250 a month or less21%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month51%

Jobs Henderson residents hold

446 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)32%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)50%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month24%

Over $3,333 a month63%

−57%

Jobs based in Henderson, 2013 → 2023: 370 → 160. 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.