Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0Earning a living in Henlopen Acres
A typical one-way commute lasts 30 minutes, against 26 across Delaware and 26 nationally. 36% of workers work from home (Delaware 15%). There are 32 jobs in Henlopen Acres, and 48 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Henlopen Acres, and who commutes in
On a workday 48 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 32 people come in from elsewhere.
About 140 people are in Henlopen Acres on a workday afternoon, 10% fewer than live here.
0.67 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
27% of working residents work in Rehoboth Beach
Where Henlopen Acres clocks in
27% of workers
6% of workers
4% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
In Henlopen Acres, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Henlopen Acres, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 32. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Henlopen Acres’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Henlopen Acres’ commute takes about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Henlopen Acres workers work from home, vs 15% across Delaware. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 40 commuters (the 37% who work from home are left out). Across Delaware: 84% drive alone, 2% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Near or far: the trip to work from Henlopen Acres
About 23% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns next door employ 27% of Henlopen Acres
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Henlopen Acres workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henlopen Acres | – | — | — | 30 min | $151,250 |
| Rehoboth Beach | 27% | B+ | A+ | 21 min | $137,500 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Rehoboth Beach. Darker towns draw more of Henlopen Acres’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Henlopen Acres: questions
What is the median household income in Henlopen Acres?
$151,250 (±$98,827) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $84,954 across Delaware and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Henlopen Acres?
0.0%, against 10.4% across Delaware and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Henlopen Acres?
30 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Delaware and 26 nationally. 36% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Henlopen Acres work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rehoboth Beach (27%, 1 mi), Dover (6%, 38 mi), Lewes (4%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Henlopen Acres without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Henlopen Acres, from the people who make the trip.
More of Henlopen Acres
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.