Photo: Jeff the quiet · Public domainMcKinley has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
The average commute takes 34 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 57 jobs are based in McKinley; 177 of its residents have a job. Only 1% work in McKinley itself; outside it, Medford draws the most (23%, 29 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in McKinley, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 175 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 55 people come in from elsewhere.
About 280 people are in McKinley on a workday afternoon, 30% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where people from McKinley work
Where McKinley clocks in
6% 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.
McKinley works in goods: 67% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in McKinley, 2014 → 2024: 43 → 57. 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 McKinley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from McKinley: about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of McKinley workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 155 commuters (the 15% who work from home are left out). Across Wisconsin: 86% 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 it is to work from McKinley
About 28% 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.
How McKinley compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | McKinley workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKinley | – | — | — | 34 min | $66,250 |
| Marshall | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Lawrence | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Jump River | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Pershing | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Marshall and Lawrence: the same communities as the places of those names, graded once. Jump River and Pershing: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of McKinley’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 McKinley: questions
What is the median household income in McKinley?
$66,250 (±$20,347) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in McKinley?
8.7%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from McKinley?
34 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in McKinley work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Medford (23%, 29 mi), Gilman (6%, 12 mi), Thorp (3%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around McKinley without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from McKinley, from the people who make the trip.
More of McKinley
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.