Work and commuting in McArthur
The poverty rate is 41.0%, next to 12.0% for California as a whole. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, where California as a whole has 17%. There are 107 jobs in McArthur, against 77 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in McArthur, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 74 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 104 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.39 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
29% of working residents work in Fall River Mills
Where McArthur clocks in
29% of workers
9% 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.
What McArthur’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in McArthur, 2013 → 2023: 58 → 107. 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 McArthur’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in McArthur
of McArthur workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 104 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across California: 79% drive alone, 3% 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 McArthur
About 25% 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.
29% of McArthur works in a town next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | McArthur workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McArthur | – | — | — | — | $36,554 |
| Fall River Mills | 29% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Fall River Mills: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Fall River Mills. Darker towns draw more of McArthur’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 McArthur: questions
What is the median household income in McArthur?
$36,554 (±$23,766) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in McArthur?
41.0%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in McArthur work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fall River Mills (29%, 3 mi), Burney (9%, 17 mi), Bieber (5%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around McArthur 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 McArthur, from the people who make the trip.
More of McArthur
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.