Photo: Jack Ryan Morris · Public domainMidlothian has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 2,151 jobs in Midlothian, against 6,481 working residents. Jobs and income earn Midlothian B; getting around on foot earns it A. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 3.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 36.9 in Chicago.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Midlothian at work: what stands out
Midlothian and Chicago trade workers both ways
Chicago is the top workplace for Midlothian residents (23%) and also where the most people who work in Midlothian come from (16% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Midlothian empties out on a workday
About 9,500 people are in Midlothian on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than the 14,000 who live here: 6,300 head out to work and 1,900 come in. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Inside Midlothian’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Midlothian is better than 59% of U.S. towns, #429 of 768 in Illinois. Job access by car holds Midlothian’s grade up (ahead of 97% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (5.3%, U.S. 5.2%).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Midlothian could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
23% of working residents work in Chicago
Where Midlothian clocks in
23% of workers
3% of workers
3% 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 many people are in Midlothian by day
On a workday 6,274 residents head out to work, 207 work right here, and 1,944 people come in from elsewhere.
About 9,500 people are in Midlothian on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
What Midlothian’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Midlothian, 2013 → 2023: 1,898 → 2,151. 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 Midlothian’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Midlothian spends getting to work: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Midlothian workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,234 commuters (the 8% who work from home are left out). Across Illinois: 78% drive alone, 7% 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 Midlothian’s workers travel
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.
Walkable streets, thin transit: Midlothian
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Midlothian is more walkable than 88% of U.S. towns, #154 of 768 in Illinois. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 10.8% across Illinois.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 6,784 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 98% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 44% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 3.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 78% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.5% of Midlothian households have no vehicle (Illinois 11.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of Midlothian’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Midlothian ranks: 1,199th of 2,227 U.S. towns of 10,000 to 19,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 19 | Western Springs IL | 13,588 | $230K | 1.3% | 3.1% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 30 | La Grange IL | 15,935 | $160K | 4.6% | 2.2% | 6% | A+ |
| 31 | Riverside Township IL | 16,083 | $122K | 4.5% | 1.8% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,197 | Forest VA | 13,430 | $82K | 9.6% | 3.5% | 9% | B |
| 1,198 | Seminole FL | 18,997 | $76K | 9.4% | 5.3% | 5% | B |
| 1,199 | Midlothian IL | 13,841 | $70K | 9.8% | 5.3% | 3% | B |
| 1,200 | Lyndon KY | 11,301 | $66K | 9.2% | 4.6% | 5% | B |
| 1,201 | Flowood MS | 11,003 | $84K | 13.4% | 4.1% | 15% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 2,227 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Midlothian, the top three, the last and three more from Illinois.
Midlothian and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Crestwood (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Midlothian workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midlothian | – | B | A | 29 min | $70,000 |
| Crestwood | 3% | B− | A | 33 min | $75,752 |
| Oak Forest | 3% | A− | A | 32 min | $91,990 |
| Robbins | under 2% | C− | A | 29 min | $40,668 |
| Markham | under 2% | C | A | 36 min | $57,302 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Midlothian’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 Midlothian: questions
What is the median household income in Midlothian?
$70,000 (±$11,466) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Midlothian?
9.8%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Midlothian?
29 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Midlothian work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chicago (23%, 15 mi), Tinley Park (3%, 6 mi), Orland Park (3%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Midlothian walkable?
Midlothian is more walkable than 88% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 13.8 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Midlothian without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 44% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Midlothian, from the people who make the trip.
More of Midlothian
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.