Work and commuting in McKinney Acres
McKinney Acres has 218 jobs, against 364 working residents. Home is the office for 7% of workers, against 14% across Texas. The average commute takes 20 minutes each way, next to 27 for Texas and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
McKinney Acres and work: the main findings
McKinney Acres and Andrews trade workers both ways
Andrews is the top workplace for McKinney Acres residents (30%) and also where the most people who work in McKinney Acres come from (31% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from McKinney Acres are quick
The average trip to work takes 20 minutes, against 27 across Texas. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical Texas worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 364 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
30% of working residents work in Andrews
Where McKinney Acres clocks in
30% of workers
13% 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.
How long McKinney Acres spends getting to work: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of McKinney Acres workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 189 commuters (the 7% who work from home are left out). Across Texas: 83% 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.
Who works in McKinney Acres, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 358 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 212 people come in from elsewhere.
About 420 people are in McKinney Acres on a workday afternoon, 26% fewer than live here.
0.60 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
In McKinney Acres, 61% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in McKinney Acres, 2014 → 2024: 151 → 218. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs McKinney Acres’s own residents hold wherever they work.
McKinney Acres’ commute, mile by mile
About 19% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Bordering towns draw 30% of McKinney Acres’ workers
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | McKinney Acres workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKinney Acres | – | — | — | 20 min | $66,285 |
| Andrews | 30% | C+ | B− | 22 min | $73,690 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Andrews. Darker towns draw more of McKinney Acres’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 2024, 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 McKinney Acres: questions
What is the median household income in McKinney Acres?
$66,285 (±$19,304) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in McKinney Acres?
8.0%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from McKinney Acres?
20 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in McKinney Acres work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Andrews (30%, 2 mi), Midland (13%, 31 mi), Odessa (9%, 31 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around McKinney Acres without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 14% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from McKinney Acres, from the people who make the trip.
More of McKinney Acres
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.