With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Henry Fork works elsewhere
2% of workers work from home; Virginia has 18%. Employers in Henry Fork report 104 jobs for 440 working residents. A typical one-way commute lasts 31 minutes (Virginia 27, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Henry Fork apart on work
Henry Fork and Rocky Mount trade workers both ways
Rocky Mount is the top workplace for Henry Fork residents (29%) and also where the most people who work in Henry Fork come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Henry Fork is a place people come home to
There are 104 jobs based in Henry Fork, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Henry Fork has about 470 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Henry Fork workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 18% across Virginia. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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 440 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
29% of working residents work in Rocky Mount
Where Henry Fork clocks in
29% of workers
13% of workers
3% 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.
How a workday changes Henry Fork
On a workday 436 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 100 people come in from elsewhere.
About 470 people are in Henry Fork on a workday afternoon, 42% 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.
Henry Fork’s commute takes about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Henry Fork workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 384 commuters (the 2% who work from home are left out). Across Virginia: 83% 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.
Goods jobs make up 67% of work in Henry Fork
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Henry Fork, 2013 → 2023: 60 → 104. 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 Fork’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Henry Fork
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.
29% of Henry Fork works in a bordering town
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Henry Fork workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Fork | – | — | — | 31 min | $70,150 |
| Rocky Mount | 29% | C+ | B | 26 min | $63,280 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Rocky Mount. Darker towns draw more of Henry Fork’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 Fork: questions
What is the median household income in Henry Fork?
$70,150 (±$22,687) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $93,170 across Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Henry Fork?
2.9%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Henry Fork?
31 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Virginia and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Henry Fork work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rocky Mount (29%, 2 mi), Roanoke (13%, 22 mi), Martinsville (3%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Henry Fork without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Henry Fork, from the people who make the trip.
More of Henry Fork
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.