McFarland has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in McFarland; the top destination outside it is Topeka (17%, 29 miles). McFarland has 4 jobs, against 127 working residents. Home is the office for 5% of workers; Kansas has 12%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves McFarland for work, and who comes in
On a workday 127 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in McFarland on a workday afternoon, 45% 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 the trip to work from McFarland ends
Where McFarland clocks in
17% of workers
11% of workers
10% 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.
Most jobs in McFarland are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in McFarland, 2013 → 2023: 21 → 4. 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 McFarland’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from McFarland: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of McFarland workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 182 commuters (the 5% 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.
The commute from McFarland, by distance
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.
Next door to McFarland
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | McFarland workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McFarland | – | — | — | 21 min | $59,500 |
| Newbury Township | under 4% | B− | C+ | 24 min | $76,625 |
| Alma Township | under 4% | B+ | B+ | 26 min | $101,354 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of McFarland’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 McFarland: questions
What is the median household income in McFarland?
$59,500 (±$23,923) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in McFarland?
9.4%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from McFarland?
21 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in McFarland work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Topeka (17%, 29 mi), Alma (11%, 4 mi), Manhattan (10%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around McFarland without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from McFarland, from the people who make the trip.
More of McFarland
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.