With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Hendren works elsewhere
33 jobs are based in Hendren, and 163 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Hendren for work; outside it, Neillsville is the main destination (16%, 13 miles). Working residents average 29 minutes each way, where Wisconsin has 22 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Hendren
On a workday 163 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 33 people come in from elsewhere.
About 300 people are in Hendren on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
The places Hendren commutes to
Where Hendren clocks in
Lines 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.
Making and building: 30% of jobs based in Hendren
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hendren, 2013 → 2023: 73 → 33. 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 Hendren’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 29 minutes in Hendren
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hendren workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 146 commuters (the 18% who work from home are left out). Across Wisconsin: 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 Hendren’s workers travel
About 23% 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.
The towns around Hendren
The biggest share goes to Eaton (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hendren workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hendren | – | — | — | 29 min | $73,542 |
| Mead | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Foster | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Seif | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Eaton | 5% | — | — | 23 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Mead, Foster and Seif: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Eaton: the same community as the town of that name, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hendren’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 Hendren: questions
What is the median household income in Hendren?
$73,542 (±$18,697) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hendren?
8.3%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hendren?
29 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hendren work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Neillsville (16%, 13 mi), Greenwood (7%, 7 mi), Eau Claire (6%, 38 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hendren without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hendren, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hendren
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.