Mahnomen draws about two in five of Midway’s working residents
Midway has 5 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there. 0% of workers have no commute at all (Minnesota 18%). Hardly any stay in Midway for work; outside it, Mahnomen is the main destination (40%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Midway, and who commutes in
On a workday 5 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 30 people are in Midway on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
0.00 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where people from Midway work
Where Midway clocks in
40% of workers
20% 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.
Working from home in Midway
of Midway workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 12 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across Minnesota: 84% drive alone, 2% 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 Midway
About 20% 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.
Midway and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Midway workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midway | – | — | — | — | $34,688 |
| Beaulieu Township | under 20% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Rosedale Township | under 20% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Beaulieu Township and Rosedale Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Midway’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.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 0% of Midway workers work outside Minnesota. The job records count 20% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Midway: questions
What is the median household income in Midway?
$34,688 (±$19,948) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Midway?
17.1%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Midway work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Midway 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 Midway, from the people who make the trip.
More of Midway
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.