Photo: FatCat96 · CC BY-SA 4.0McCarr has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
For 0% of workers, the job is at home, where Kentucky as a whole has 10%. 11 jobs are based in McCarr, against 42 working residents. Hardly any work in McCarr; the top destination outside it is Pikeville (10%, 22 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of McCarr
On a workday 42 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 230 people are in McCarr on a workday afternoon, 12% 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 McCarr ends
Where McCarr clocks in
10% of workers
7% 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.
The kinds of work in McCarr
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in McCarr, 2013 → 2023: 18 → 11. 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 McCarr’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in McCarr
of McCarr workers work from home, vs 10% across Kentucky. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 88 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across Kentucky: 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 McCarr
About 32% 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 McCarr
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | McCarr workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McCarr | – | — | — | — | $37,043 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of McCarr’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 McCarr: questions
What is the median household income in McCarr?
$37,043 (±$14,223) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,726 across Kentucky and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in McCarr?
13.6%, against 16.1% across Kentucky and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in McCarr work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pikeville (10%, 22 mi), South Williamson (7%, 7 mi), Williamson (5%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around McCarr 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 McCarr, from the people who make the trip.
More of McCarr
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.