Citizens State Bank of Henry · Photo: Noelsolum · CC BY-SA 4.0More than half of Henry’s working residents commute to Watertown
Only 4% work in Henry; the top destination outside it is Watertown (55%, 15 miles). Working residents average 28 minutes each way (South Dakota 18, U.S. 26). Employers in Henry report 60 jobs for 106 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Henry: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 102 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 56 people come in from elsewhere.
About 220 people are in Henry on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.57 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 Henry’s residents
Where Henry clocks in
55% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Henry
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Henry, 2013 → 2023: 60 → 60. 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 Henry’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 28 minutes in Henry
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Henry workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 71 commuters (the 7% who work from home are left out). Across South Dakota: 85% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Henry
About 25% 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.
How Henry compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Henry workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry | – | — | — | 28 min | $27,158 |
| Henry Township | under 1% | — | — | 28 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Henry Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Henry’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 Henry: questions
What is the median household income in Henry?
$27,158 (±$10,269) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Henry?
3.8%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Henry?
28 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Henry work?
4% work in town.
Can you get around Henry without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Henry, from the people who make the trip.
More of Henry
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.