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Jobs & commute in McCune

McCune has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each

For 0% of workers, the job is at home, where Kansas as a whole has 12%. There are 36 jobs in McCune, and 183 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in McCune; the top destination outside it is Pittsburg (23%, 18 miles).

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

Day and night

In and out of McCune on a workday

On a workday 183 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 36 people come in from elsewhere.

183live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
36work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night380
Workday230
380live here− 180head out to work+ 36come in to work= 230on a workday

About 230 people are in McCune on a workday afternoon, 39% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.20jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 McCune goes to work

McCuneCherokeeArma: 4 residents work here (2%)Girard: 20 residents work here (11%)Frontenac: 6 residents work here (3%)Fort Scott: 4 residents work here (2%)Chanute: 4 residents work here (2%)Coffeyville: 4 residents work here (2%)Parsons: 10 residents work here (5%)Pittsburg: 42 residents work here (23%)Joplin: 4 residents work here (2%)North Township: 4 residents work here (2%)Pleasant View TownshipRoss TownshipSpring Valley TownshipOsage TownshipSherman TownshipLyon TownshipSheridan TownshipPittsburgGirardParsonsFrontenacArmaFort ScottMcCune
1
Pittsburg18.1 mi away
23%42
2
Girard14.3 mi away
11%20
3
Parsons13.6 mi away
5%10
4
Frontenac18.9 mi away
3%6
5
Arma21.8 mi away
2%4
6
Fort Scott37 mi away
2%4
7
Chanute32.7 mi away
2%4
8
Coffeyville41.3 mi away
2%4
9
Joplin, MO34.4 mi away
2%4
10
North Township10.3 mi away
2%4
Everywhere elseother towns and states
44%81
The top trips

Where McCune 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.

The jobs

Jobs in McCune: what the 36 are

Jobs based in McCuneJobs McCune residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%32%
Trade, transport & utilities83%16%
Services: health, schools, offices17%52%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less28%17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month33%31%
Over $3,333 a month39%51%

Who does it

29 or younger14%23%
30 to 5447%49%
55 and older39%28%
−14%

Jobs based in McCune, 2013 → 2023: 42 → 36. 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 McCune’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

About 27 minutes each way for McCune’s commuters

A year of commuting
207 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

McCune27 min
Kansas20 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

of McCune workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How McCune gets to work
94%Drive alone
3%Carpool
3%Walk

Share of the 142 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across Kansas: 85% 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

Half of McCune commutes less than 18 miles

10 mi25 mi50 miPittsburg: 23% · 18.1 miGirard: 11% · 14.3 miParsons: 5% · 13.6 miFrontenac: 3% · 18.9 miArma: 2% · 21.8 miFort Scott: 2% · 37 miChanute: 2% · 32.7 miCoffeyville: 2% · 41.3 miJoplin: 2% · 34.4 miNorth Township: 2% · 10.3 miPittsburg 23%Girard 11%Parsons 5%Frontenac 3%Arma 2%McCune
McCuneTop destinations (size = commuters)
4%Under 10 mi7 residents
60%10–24 mi108 residents
19%25–50 mi34 residents
17%Over 50 mi31 residents

About 17% 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 McCune: questions

What is the median household income in McCune?

$47,500 (±$18,995) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in McCune?

25.3%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from McCune?

27 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in McCune work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburg (23%, 18 mi), Girard (11%, 14 mi), Parsons (5%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around McCune without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

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

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Beyond the commute

More of McCune

McCune home →

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.