Huntingdon Armory · Photo: Generic1139 · CC BY-SA 3.0Where Henderson Township earns its living
Home is the office for 6% of workers, next to 16% for Pennsylvania as a whole. Only 3% work in Henderson Township; the top destination outside it is Huntingdon (14%, 4 miles). The trip to work takes 23 minutes on average, where Pennsylvania has 26 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Henderson Township
The better-paid jobs are outside Henderson Township
58% of Henderson Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 34% of the jobs based in Henderson Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Many jobs in Henderson Township pay little
32% of the jobs based in Henderson Township pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. 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; with 348 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Jobs in Henderson Township: what the 345 are
345 jobs are based in Henderson Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Henderson Township, 2013 → 2023: 97 → 345. 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.
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 336 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 333 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.99 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Henderson Township: the destinations
Where Henderson Township clocks in
14% of workers
7% of workers
5% 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.
Time on the road from Henderson Township: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Henderson Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 270 commuters (the 6% who work from home are left out). Across Pennsylvania: 81% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Henderson Township
About 26% 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.
Bordering towns draw 21% 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 | – | — | — | 23 min | $54,773 |
| Oneida Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Brady Township | under 2% | C+ | B− | 25 min | $73,393 |
| Huntingdon | 14% | C | A | 19 min | $67,125 |
| Smithfield Township | 7% | C | C+ | 23 min | $51,447 |
| Juniata Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Union Township | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Mill Creek | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
| Miller Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Oneida Township: not graded. Juniata Township, Union Township, Mill Creek and Miller Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Huntingdon. 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?
$54,773 (±$13,999) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Henderson Township?
10.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Henderson Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Henderson Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Huntingdon (14%, 4 mi), Smithfield Township (7%, 5 mi), Porter Township (5%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Henderson Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% 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.