Photo: Soperville · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Henderson Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Jobs and income earn Henderson Township B−; getting around on foot earns it D−. Employers in Henderson Township report 132 jobs, against 434 working residents. The trip to work takes 13 minutes on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Henderson Township: the gist
Henderson Township and Galesburg trade workers both ways
Galesburg is the top workplace for Henderson Township residents (32%) and also where the most people who work in Henderson Township come from (17% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from Henderson Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 13 minutes, against 28 across Illinois. That’s about 115 hours a year less on the road than the typical Illinois worker, and quicker than any town next door (17 to 30 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Henderson Township is a place people come home to
There are 132 jobs based in Henderson Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Henderson Township has about 810 people in it, 27% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 434 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The figures behind Henderson Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Henderson Township is better than 50% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Henderson Township’s grade up (6.9%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 38% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (3.7%) is left out: Henderson Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Henderson Township could be anywhere from C to B+.
32% of working residents work in Galesburg
Where Henderson Township clocks in
32% of workers
2% 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.
The trip to work from Henderson Township: about 13 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Henderson Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 663 commuters (the 10% who work from home are left out). Across Illinois: 78% drive alone, 7% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
A workday in Henderson Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 433 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 131 people come in from elsewhere.
About 810 people are in Henderson Township on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
76% of the jobs in Henderson Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Henderson Township, 2013 → 2023: 144 → 132. 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 Henderson Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Henderson Township
About 31% 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.
In Henderson Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Henderson Township is more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Henderson Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 736 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.2% of Henderson Township households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Henderson Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Henderson Township is 1,227th among 3,771 U.S. towns of 800 to 1,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 21 | Tower Lakes IL | 1,201 | $154K | 2.0% | 2.8% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | Third Lake IL | 1,103 | $150K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | Lily Lake IL | 1,073 | $140K | 0.2% | 8.9% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,225 | West Van Lear KY | 1,155 | $67K | 3.5% | 0.0% | 0% | B− |
| 1,226 | Columbus AFB MS | 1,293 | $70K | 6.3% | 1.9% | 4% | B− |
| 1,227 | Henderson Township IL | 1,112 | $72K | 6.9% | 3.7% | <1% | B− |
| 1,228 | Jefferson Township IN | 1,353 | $80K | 11.9% | 5.5% | 3% | B− |
| 1,229 | Shannon Township KS | 1,124 | $98K | 10.7% | 4.6% | 2% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,771 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Henderson Township, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Bordering towns draw 32% of Henderson Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Henderson Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henderson Township | – | B− | D− | 13 min | $72,116 |
| Galesburg | 32% | C− | A− | 17 min | $48,297 |
| Galesburg City Township | under 2% | C− | A− | 17 min | $48,297 |
| Rio Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Kelly Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Galesburg Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Sparta Township | under 2% | C+ | B− | 22 min | $69,028 |
Same-state neighbors only. Rio Township, Kelly Township and Galesburg Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Galesburg. Darker towns draw more of Henderson Township’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 Henderson Township: questions
What is the median household income in Henderson Township?
$72,116 (±$17,119) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Henderson Township?
6.9%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Henderson Township?
13 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Henderson Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Galesburg (32%, 5 mi), Peoria (10%, 44 mi), Davenport (2%, 39 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Henderson Township walkable?
Henderson Township is more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 4.1 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Henderson Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Henderson Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Henderson Township
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.