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Jobs & commute in McNary

With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of McNary works elsewhere

18 jobs are based in McNary, and 71 of its residents work somewhere. Only 1% work in McNary itself; outside it, Alexandria draws the most (30%, 22 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 17 minutes, against 26 across Louisiana and 26 nationally.

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

18 jobs based here
Household income
$58K
median · Louisiana $61K
Poverty
8.9%
Louisiana 18.9%
Unemployment
3.2%
Louisiana 6.3% · U.S. 5.2%
Time each way
17 min
Louisiana 26 · U.S. 26
Work in town
1%
1 of 71 working residents
Work from home
10%
Louisiana 8% · U.S. 15%
Day and night

A workday in McNary: who goes, who stays, who comes

On a workday 70 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 17 people come in from elsewhere.

70live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
17work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night200
Workday140
200live here− 70head out to work+ 17come in to work= 140on a workday

About 140 people are in McNary on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.25jobs 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

Commuting out of McNary: the destinations

Lecompte: 1 residents work here (1%)GlenmoraMcNarySt. Martinville: 1 residents work here (1%)Winnfield: 1 residents work here (1%)Forest Hill: 2 residents work here (3%)Ville Platte: 1 residents work here (1%)Oakdale: 1 residents work here (1%)OpelousasGoldonnaPineville: 2 residents work here (3%)Alexandria: 21 residents work here (30%)Houston: 3 residents work here (4%)AlexandriaHoustonForest HillPinevilleLecompteSt. MartinvilleMcNary
1
Alexandria21.9 mi away
30%21
2
Houston, TX186.9 mi away
4%3
3
Forest Hill5.3 mi away
3%2
4
Pineville26.4 mi away
3%2
5
Lecompte12.7 mi away
1%1
6
McNary (in town)right here
1%1
7
St. Martinville74.5 mi away
1%1
8
Winnfield64.6 mi away
1%1
9
Ville Platte27.6 mi away
1%1
10
Oakdale12.8 mi away
1%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
52%37
The top trips

Where McNary clocks in

30% of workers
21.9 mi awayAlexandria21 McNary residents work here · Jobs & commute →
4% of workers
186.9 mi awayHouston, TX3 McNary residents work here · Jobs & commute →
3% of workers
5.3 mi awayForest Hill2 McNary residents work here · Jobs & commute →

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

Goods, not services: 44% of the jobs in McNary

Jobs based in McNaryJobs McNary residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms44%32%
Trade, transport & utilities0%18%
Services: health, schools, offices56%49%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less28%14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month50%42%
Over $3,333 a month22%44%

Who does it

29 or younger11%24%
30 to 5450%65%
55 and older39%11%
−33%

Jobs based in McNary, 2013 → 2023: 27 → 18. 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 McNary’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

How long McNary spends getting to work: about 17 minutes

A year of commuting
132 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.5 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

McNary17 min
Louisiana26 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
10%

of McNary workers work from home, vs 8% across Louisiana. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How McNary gets to work
94%Drive alone
6%Carpool

Share of the 82 commuters (the 10% who work from home are left out). Across Louisiana: 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

McNary’s commute, mile by mile

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miAlexandria: 30% · 21.9 miHouston: 4% · 186.9 miForest Hill: 3% · 5.3 miPineville: 3% · 26.4 miLecompte: 1% · 12.7 miSt. Martinville: 1% · 74.5 miWinnfield: 1% · 64.6 miVille Platte: 1% · 27.6 miOakdale: 1% · 12.8 miAlexandria 30%Houston 4%Forest Hill 3%Pineville 3%Lecompte 1%McNary
McNaryTop destinations (size = commuters)
17%Under 10 mi12 residents
39%10–24 mi27 residents
14%25–50 mi10 residents
29%Over 50 mi20 residents

About 29% 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

Work in the towns next to McNary

Glenmora: few work hereGlenmoraMcNary
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%
Glenmoraunder 2% of McNary

Jobs & commute next door

TownMcNary workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
McNary–——17 min$57,500
Glenmoraunder 2%D−C30 min$31,839

Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of McNary’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

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 McNary: questions

What is the median household income in McNary?

$57,500 (±$38,418) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,756 across Louisiana and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in McNary?

8.9%, against 18.9% across Louisiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from McNary?

17 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Louisiana and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in McNary work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Alexandria (30%, 22 mi), Houston (4%, 187 mi), Forest Hill (3%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around McNary 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 McNary, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of McNary

McNary home →
17min commute
HandbookGetting around McNaryRoads, buses, parking and the basics
shortest commutes
RankingsTop towns in LAShortest commutes, work from home & more

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.