Work & commute · Henderson

Work & commute in Henderson, WV

Most working residents leave Henderson for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Point Pleasant (18%), Charleston (8%) and Gallipolis (4%). Half commute less than 20 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 74 working residents

Typical commute

20 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

17 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 74 Henderson residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 126 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Henderson.

74live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

126work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Henderson goes to work

Point Pleasant1.3 mi away

18%13

Charleston43 mi away

8%6

Gallipolis, OH3.1 mi away

4%3

Barboursville30.6 mi away

3%2

Beckley90.2 mi away

3%2

Green, OH7.9 mi away

3%2

Pomeroy, OH15.1 mi away

1%1

Portsmouth, OH44.2 mi away

1%1

Dublin, OH103.7 mi away

1%1

Leon11.3 mi away

1%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

57%42

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.

36%

18%

32%

15%

36%Under 10 mi

18%10–24 mi

32%25–50 mi

15%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Henderson is a job hub

1.70jobs per working resident

A job hub

1.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Henderson are

126 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

126 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities94%

Services (health, schools, offices…)6%

$1,250 a month or less5%

$1,251–$3,333 a month9%

Over $3,333 a month87%

Jobs Henderson residents hold

74 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)16%

Trade, transport & utilities24%

Services (health, schools, offices…)59%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month43%

Over $3,333 a month42%

−2%

Jobs based in Henderson, 2013 → 2023: 128 → 126. 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.