Making a living in Hendricks
Hendricks has 53 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there. Hardly any stay in Hendricks for work; outside it, Parsons is the main destination (9%, 3 miles). The average commute takes 21 minutes each way; West Virginia averages 27, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Hendricks
On a workday 53 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in Hendricks on a workday afternoon, 26% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
Out of Hendricks to work: where people go
Where Hendricks clocks in
9% 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.
About 21 minutes each way for Hendricks’ commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hendricks workers work from home, vs 9% across West Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 139 commuters (the 3% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Hendricks
About 27% 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.
Hendricks and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Hambleton (2%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hendricks workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hendricks | – | — | — | 21 min | $58,333 |
| Hambleton | 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hambleton: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hendricks’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 Hendricks: questions
What is the median household income in Hendricks?
$58,333 (±$38,325) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $59,608 across West Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hendricks?
7.7%, against 16.7% across West Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hendricks?
21 minutes each way on average, against 27 across West Virginia and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hendricks work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Parsons (9%, 3 mi), Elkins (8%, 16 mi), Davis (4%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hendricks 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 Hendricks, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hendricks
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.