Work, pay and getting to work in Hendley
No jobs are based in Hendley in the Census job records; 11 of its residents work elsewhere. 33% of workers work from home; Nebraska has 11%. Hardly any work in Hendley itself; outside it, Arapahoe draws the most (18%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Hendley by day and by night
On a workday 11 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 11 people are in Hendley on a workday afternoon, 50% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
The towns that employ Hendley’s residents
Where Hendley clocks in
18% of workers
18% 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.
Working from home in Hendley
of Hendley workers work from home, vs 11% across Nebraska. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2 commuters (the 33% who work from home are left out). Across Nebraska: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How far Hendley goes to work
About 18% 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.
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 Hendley: questions
What is the poverty rate in Hendley?
38.1%, against 10.6% across Nebraska and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Hendley work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Arapahoe (18%, 13 mi), Cambridge (18%, 15 mi), Ogallala (18%, 115 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hendley without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hendley, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hendley
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.