Work & commute · Henderson

Work & commute in Henderson, TX

About one in 4 of Henderson’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Longview (9%), Tyler (6%) and Houston (4%). Half commute less than 25 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

27%

1,366 of 5,063 working residents

Typical commute

25 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

20 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 3,697 Henderson residents head out of town to work, 1,366 work right here, and 4,826 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Henderson.

3,697live here, work elsewhere

1,366live and work here

4,826work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Henderson goes to work

Henderson (in town)right here

27%1,366

Longview25.2 mi away

9%437

Tyler31.8 mi away

6%320

Houston167.6 mi away

4%218

Kilgore17 mi away

4%205

Dallas123 mi away

2%77

Overton13.2 mi away

1%66

Nacogdoches38.6 mi away

1%66

Lufkin57.8 mi away

1%61

Austin216.9 mi away

1%56

Everywhere elseother towns and states

43%2,191

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.

33%

16%

21%

30%

33%Under 10 mi

16%10–24 mi

21%25–50 mi

30%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Henderson is balanced between jobs and homes

1.22jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.22 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Henderson are

6,192 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

6,192 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)22%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)59%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month34%

Over $3,333 a month51%

Jobs Henderson residents hold

5,063 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)25%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)57%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month34%

Over $3,333 a month51%

−1%

Jobs based in Henderson, 2013 → 2023: 6,280 → 6,192. 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.