Photo: Carol M. Highsmith · Public domainMore people are out of work in Henderson (6.8%) than in 81% of U.S. towns
Henderson grades B for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. About one in four stay in Henderson for work; outside it, Paradise is the main destination (25%, 8 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 24 minutes (Nevada 25, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Henderson: the figures worth knowing
A lot of Henderson works one town over
32% of working residents work in a town that borders Henderson: Paradise (25%) and Enterprise (7%). Next door ↓
Henderson has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Henderson went from 68,534 in 2013 to 105,743 in 2023, +54%. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Income, poverty and work: Henderson’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Henderson is better than 62% of U.S. towns, #9 of 42 in Nevada. Job access by car holds Henderson’s grade up (ahead of 88% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Henderson could be anywhere from B to B+.
What work there is in Henderson: 105,743 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Henderson, 2013 → 2023: 68,534 → 105,743. 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’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The workday shuffle in and out of Henderson
On a workday 113,471 residents head out to work, 34,500 work right here, and 71,243 people come in from elsewhere.
About 311,000 people are in Henderson on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.
0.71 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 Henderson’s residents
Where Henderson clocks in
25% of workers
20% of workers
7% 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.
Henderson’s commute takes about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Henderson workers work from home, vs 12% across Nevada. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 124,743 commuters (the 17% who work from home are left out). Across Nevada: 80% drive alone, 3% 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 Henderson goes to work
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.
Henderson is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Henderson is more walkable than 70% of U.S. towns, #25 of 42 in Nevada. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 4.6% across Nevada.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 151,129 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 54% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 9% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 5.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 86% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 4.3% of Henderson households have no vehicle (Nevada 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Henderson’s commuters take a bus or train.
These are town averages; neighborhoods differ.
Henderson next to U.S. towns of 247,000 to 477,000: 18th of 53 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oyster Bay NY | 301,115 | $160K | 3.9% | 4.6% | 19% | A |
| 2 | Gilbert AZ | 287,285 | $123K | 5.3% | 3.5% | 15% | A |
| 3 | Plano TX | 293,028 | $112K | 6.8% | 4.0% | 23% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 16 | Urban Honolulu HI | 345,482 | $87K | 11.9% | 4.8% | 76% | B |
| 17 | Jersey City NJ | 302,013 | $98K | 15.6% | 5.5% | 17% | B |
| 18 | Henderson NV | 353,289 | $90K | 9.0% | 6.8% | 23% | B |
| 19 | Oakland CA | 440,838 | $102K | 13.4% | 6.4% | 26% | B |
| 20 | Garland TX | 249,625 | $76K | 13.0% | 4.8% | 13% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 29 | Reno NV | 283,621 | $81K | 12.6% | 5.1% | 63% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 33 | North Las Vegas NV | 296,653 | $80K | 12.1% | 8.5% | 16% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 53 | Cleveland OH | 363,608 | $41K | 30.6% | 10.8% | 42% | C− |
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, the top three, the last and three more from Nevada.
32% of Henderson works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Henderson workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henderson | – | B | B+ | 24 min | $90,138 |
| Enterprise | 7% | B+ | B+ | 24 min | $98,462 |
| Paradise | 25% | C | A+ | 23 min | $59,190 |
| Boulder City | under 1% | C+ | A | 23 min | $74,757 |
| Whitney | under 1% | C+ | A− | 28 min | $67,155 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Paradise. Darker towns draw more of Henderson’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: questions
What is the median household income in Henderson?
$90,138 (±$2,009) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,260 across Nevada and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Henderson?
9.0%, against 12.4% across Nevada and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Henderson?
24 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Nevada and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Henderson work?
23% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Paradise (25%, 8 mi), Las Vegas (20%, 21 mi), Enterprise (7%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Henderson walkable?
Henderson is more walkable than 70% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 10.7 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Henderson without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 9% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Henderson, from the people who make the trip.
More of Henderson
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.