With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of McGee Creek works elsewhere
Hardly any work in McGee Creek; the top destination outside it is Mammoth Lakes (21%, 11 miles). 2 jobs are based in McGee Creek, against 34 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of McGee Creek
On a workday 34 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of McGee Creek: the destinations
Where McGee Creek clocks in
21% of workers
9% of workers
6% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 100% of the jobs in McGee Creek
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in McGee Creek, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 2. 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 McGee Creek’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far McGee Creek goes to work
About 56% 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.
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 McGee Creek: questions
Where do people who live in McGee Creek work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mammoth Lakes (21%, 11 mi), Sacramento (9%, 161 mi), Fresno (6%, 78 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from McGee Creek, from the people who make the trip.
More of McGee Creek
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.