Los Burros Ranger Station · Photo: U.S. Forest Service · Public domainMaking a living in McNary
For 7% of workers, the job is at home; Arizona has 18%. Hardly any work in McNary; the top destination outside it is Whiteriver (15%, 19 miles). Working residents average 30 minutes each way (Arizona 25, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of McNary on a workday
On a workday 99 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 820 people are in McNary on a workday afternoon, 11% 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.
Where McNary’s working residents head each day
Where McNary clocks in
15% of workers
7% 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.
Commuting from McNary: about 30 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of McNary workers work from home, vs 18% across Arizona. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 260 commuters (the 7% who work from home are left out). Across Arizona: 82% 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 many miles McNary commutes
About 32% 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.
McNary and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Hondah (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | McNary workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McNary | – | — | — | 30 min | $57,000 |
| Hondah | 5% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Pinetop Country Club | under 3% | B− | D | 40 min | $79,719 |
Same-state neighbors only. Hondah: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of McNary’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 McNary: questions
What is the median household income in McNary?
$57,000 (±$21,752) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $79,964 across Arizona and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in McNary?
37.3%, against 12.5% across Arizona and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from McNary?
30 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Arizona and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in McNary work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Whiteriver (15%, 19 mi), Phoenix (7%, 134 mi), Cibecue (7%, 37 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around McNary without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from McNary, from the people who make the trip.
More of McNary
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.