Work & commute · Henry

Work & commute in Henry, MO

Most working residents leave Henry for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Nevada (32%), Joplin (4%) and Center (4%). Half commute less than 21 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

2 of 94 working residents

Typical commute

21 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

27%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 92 Henry residents head out of town to work, 2 work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Henry.

92live here, work elsewhere

2live and work here

10work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Henry goes to work

Nevada15.8 mi away

32%30

Joplin64.5 mi away

4%4

Center17.9 mi away

4%4

Pittsburg, KS41.8 mi away

3%3

Butler21 mi away

3%3

Kansas City77.2 mi away

3%3

Fort Scott, KS14.8 mi away

2%2

St. Louis237.6 mi away

2%2

Henry (in town)right here

2%2

Deepwater28.8 mi away

2%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

41%39

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.

48%

11%

38%

3%Under 10 mi

48%10–24 mi

11%25–50 mi

38%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Henry is a commuter town

0.13jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Henry are

12 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

12 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)58%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)42%

$1,250 a month or less33%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month42%

Jobs Henry residents hold

94 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)23%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)53%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month35%

Over $3,333 a month49%

−57%

Jobs based in Henry, 2013 → 2023: 28 → 12. 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.