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Jobs & commute in McNab

McNab at work: jobs, income and the commute

For 0% of workers, the job is at home, next to 9% for Arkansas as a whole. Hardly any stay in McNab for work; outside it, Nashville is the main destination (9%, 19 miles). McNab has 11 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

How many people are in McNab by day

On a workday 11 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

11live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night28
Workday17
28live here− 11head out to work+ 0come in to work= 17on a workday

About 17 people are in McNab on a workday afternoon, 39% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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.

The commute map

Where McNab goes to work

McNabNashville: 1 residents work here (9%)Arkadelphia: 1 residents work here (9%)Hope: 1 residents work here (9%)Camden: 1 residents work here (9%)Texarkana: 1 residents work here (9%)Fayetteville: 1 residents work here (9%)NashvilleArkadelphiaHopeCamdenTexarkanaFayettevilleMcNab
1
Nashville19.4 mi away
9%1
2
Arkadelphia54.3 mi away
9%1
3
Hope14 mi away
9%1
4
Camden56.9 mi away
9%1
5
Texarkana17.9 mi away
9%1
6
Fayetteville167.6 mi away
9%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
45%5
The top trips

Where McNab 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.

Time on the road

Working from home in McNab

Working from home
0%

of McNab workers work from home, vs 9% across Arkansas. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How McNab gets to work
94%Drive alone
6%Carpool

Share of the 36 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across Arkansas: 87% 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

McNab’s commute, mile by mile

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miNashville: 9% · 19.4 miArkadelphia: 9% · 54.3 miHope: 9% · 14 miCamden: 9% · 56.9 miTexarkana: 9% · 17.9 miFayetteville: 9% · 167.6 miNashville 9%Arkadelphia 9%Hope 9%Camden 9%Texarkana 9%McNab
McNabTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
55%10–24 mi6 residents
9%25–50 mi1 residents
36%Over 50 mi4 residents

About 36% 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 to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in McNab: questions

What is the poverty rate in McNab?

11.0%, against 16.0% across Arkansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in McNab work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Nashville (9%, 19 mi), Arkadelphia (9%, 54 mi), Hope (9%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around McNab without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from McNab, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of McNab

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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.