Most of McGregor commutes out: there are 0.6 jobs for every working resident
Employers in McGregor report 1,789 jobs, and 3,182 of its residents work somewhere. For jobs and income McGregor is better than 83% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 43% of U.S. towns (C+). Household incomes here are higher than in 80% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where McGregor stands out on work
McGregor has added jobs fast
Jobs based in McGregor went from 1,120 in 2013 to 1,789 in 2023, +60%. The jobs ↓
A lot of McGregor works one town over
25% of working residents work in a town that borders McGregor: Fort Myers (19%), Cypress Lake (4%) and Iona (2%). Next door ↓
Most McGregor residents work close to home
60% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
Commutes from McGregor are quick
The average trip to work takes 23 minutes, against 28 across Florida. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Florida worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Jobs & income in McGregor: the grade in detail
The poverty rate is its strongest input (4.5%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (4.1%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, McGregor could be anywhere from B to A+.
What McGregor’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in McGregor, 2013 → 2023: 1,120 → 1,789. 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 McGregor’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of McGregor commutes less than 7 miles
About 24% 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.
About 23 minutes to work from McGregor
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of McGregor workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,957 commuters (the 22% who work from home are left out). Across Florida: 83% 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.
The daily flow of workers through McGregor
On a workday 3,029 residents head out to work, 153 work right here, and 1,636 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7,100 people are in McGregor on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
19% of working residents work in Fort Myers
Where McGregor clocks in
19% of workers
5% 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.
Driving is how McGregor gets around
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.6% across Florida.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,783 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 49% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 55% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 4.7% of McGregor households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of McGregor’s commuters take a bus or train.
How McGregor ranks: 731st of 3,015 U.S. towns of 5,900 to 11,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
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| 40 | Southwest Ranches FL | 7,773 | $161K | 3.8% | 1.5% | 2% | A+ |
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| 188 | Neptune Beach FL | 7,020 | $119K | 3.1% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
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| 345 | Westlake FL | 9,042 | $132K | 3.2% | 2.8% | 1% | A |
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| 729 | East Rutherford NJ | 10,566 | $98K | 7.4% | 4.3% | 5% | A− |
| 730 | Jackson WY | 10,720 | $119K | 4.4% | 1.2% | 61% | A− |
| 731 | McGregor FL | 8,490 | $105K | 4.5% | 4.1% | 5% | A− |
| 732 | Croton-on-Hudson NY | 8,282 | $192K | 3.7% | 7.2% | 10% | A− |
| 733 | Providence UT | 9,539 | $118K | 9.4% | 1.1% | 7% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,015 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of McGregor, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
Bordering towns draw 25% of McGregor’s workers
The biggest share goes to Fort Myers (19%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | McGregor workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McGregor | – | A− | C+ | 23 min | $104,788 |
| Whiskey Creek | under 2% | A− | C+ | 25 min | $104,476 |
| Iona | 2% | B+ | B+ | 26 min | $66,827 |
| Cypress Lake | 4% | B− | A− | 25 min | $62,590 |
| Fort Myers | 19% | C+ | A− | 25 min | $63,732 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of McGregor’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 McGregor: questions
What is the median household income in McGregor?
$104,788 (±$21,442) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in McGregor?
4.5%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from McGregor?
23 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in McGregor work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fort Myers (19%, 6 mi), Cape Coral (5%, 8 mi), Villas (5%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is McGregor walkable?
McGregor is more walkable than 43% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 9.8 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around McGregor without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from McGregor, from the people who make the trip.
More of McGregor
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.