Most of McDonald commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
19 jobs are based in McDonald; 35 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in McDonald; the top destination outside it is Atwood (26%, 18 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 15 minutes, next to 20 for Kansas and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
McDonald by day and by night
On a workday 35 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 19 people come in from elsewhere.
About 99 people are in McDonald on a workday afternoon, 14% 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.
Where McDonald’s working residents head each day
Where McDonald clocks in
26% 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.
Jobs in McDonald: what the 19 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in McDonald, 2013 → 2023: 16 → 19. 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 McDonald’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from McDonald: about 15 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of McDonald workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 160 commuters (the 12% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from McDonald
About 47% 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 McDonald: questions
What is the median household income in McDonald?
$90,764 (±$1,667) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in McDonald?
5.2%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from McDonald?
15 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in McDonald work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Atwood (26%, 18 mi), Oakley (9%, 54 mi), Center Township (9%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around McDonald 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 McDonald, from the people who make the trip.
More of McDonald
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.