Photo: Charles Johnson, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · Public domainEarning a living in Henderson
Commuters spend 17 minutes getting to work on average, next to 27 for West Virginia and 26 for the U.S. 0% of workers have no commute at all, against 9% across West Virginia. Employers in Henderson report 126 jobs, against 74 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Henderson by day
On a workday 74 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 126 people come in from elsewhere.
About 270 people are in Henderson on a workday afternoon, 24% more than live here.
1.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Who travels to work in Henderson, and from where
Where Henderson clocks in
18% of workers
8% of workers
4% 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.
87% of the jobs in Henderson pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Henderson, 2013 → 2023: 128 → 126. 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.
Commuting from Henderson: about 17 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Henderson workers work from home, vs 9% across West Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 55 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across West Virginia: 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Henderson
About 15% 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.
Work next door: 18% of Henderson’s workers
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Henderson workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henderson | – | — | — | 17 min | $34,479 |
| Point Pleasant | 18% | D− | C+ | 22 min | $37,563 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Point Pleasant. 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?
$34,479 (±$9,699) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $59,608 across West Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Henderson?
36.8%, against 16.7% across West Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Henderson?
17 minutes each way on average, against 27 across West Virginia and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Henderson work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Point Pleasant (18%, 1 mi), Charleston (8%, 43 mi), Gallipolis (4%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Henderson without a car?
7% of commuters take transit and 14% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
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.