The best of Midway Township’s subject grades is an A for incomes. Midway Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

StrongestAJobs & income A⁻Hazard risk

What makes Midway Township stand out

Where Midway Township beats most towns.

Natural hazardsA⁻

Low risk of storm and flood damage

FEMA National Risk Index.

Small town

1,427 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns

Proctor · 2 mi Thomson Township · 4 mi Hermantown · 5 mi Solway Township · 7 mi Oliver · 7 mi Duluth · 7 mi

ProctorDuluthThomson TownshipMidway Township

How Midway Township grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Midway Township is from typical.

How grading works

Jobs & income$104K median household incomeAOpen →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 26% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listA⁻Open →HealthSt. Marys Hospital Superior 8.3 miles awayB⁺Open →SchoolsBeat 70% of Minnesota districts on tests and graduationB⁺Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.3 of 20; 1.2% of households have no car; 2.8% of workers walk, bike or ride transitCOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $302K, 4.2 years of the Duluth metro’s $72K median household incomeC⁺Open →

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.

Outdoors3 miles of trails; 1% conserved landC⁺Open →HistoryB⁻Open →Civic life3.7 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsBOpen →

Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

Climate–Open →Who lives here–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Midway Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Midway Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →

PowerMinnesota Power15.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

WaterProctor water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA

Internet6 providers96% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC

Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Midway Township’s trash rules yet

SchoolsProctor Public School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES

Register to voteOnlineIn Minnesota you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received 21 days before).vote.gov

Who runs elections hereSt. Louis County AuditorSt. Louis County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2017

ZIP codes55810, 5573355810 98% · 55733 2%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Midway Township.

Work & commuteJobs & income grade A

More than half of Midway Township’s working residents commute to Duluth

The top destinations are Duluth (52%), Hermantown (7%) and Proctor (6%). Only 3% of working residents stay in Midway Township for work; the rest commute out. The town had 395 jobs in 2023, up 175 from 2013. Also worth knowing: 1.5% of residents live below the poverty line in the town, below both Minnesota’s towns (7%) and U.S. towns (9.6%).

3%work in town

	Midway Township	Minnesota towns	U.S. towns
Below the poverty line	1.5%	7%	9.6%
Average trip to work	19 minutes	23 minutes	25 minutes
Median household income	$104,000	$90,000	$80,000
Working residents who work in town	3%	9.8%	8%

Where working residents work

In Midway Township3%

Duluth52%

Hermantown7%

Proctor6%

Superior5%

9 mi

median commute distance

395

jobs based in Midway Township

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

Walkability grade: more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns

Full pageMidway Township’s work & commute pageOpen the page

The jobs here395 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work3% work in Midway Township Commute times19 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 9 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

HealthB⁺

On CDC estimates, Midway Township is healthier than three in four U.S. towns

16% of Midway Township adults say their health is fair or poor. This Minnesota town does better than the Minnesota average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 2. Among adults here, 33% sleep under 7 hours and 75% had a checkup this year.

74%healthier than U.S. townsB⁺Health Grade

	Midway Township	Minnesota towns	U.S. towns
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)	20%	18%	16%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)	33%	30%	36%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)	75%	75%	79%
Food insecurity (CDC PLACES)	9.3%	11%	14%

32 measures vs. Minnesota

3 better27 too close to call2 worse

What stands out	Midway Township	MN
Fewer uninsured adults	5.9%	7.5%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity	9.3%	11.4%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth	12%	8.9%

St. Marys Hospital Superior

8.3 mi away · emergency room

1 of 3

care shortages: mental health

Full pageMidway Township’s health reportOpen the page

Everyday habitsMore adults sleeping under 7 hours Hospitals & doctors nearby8.3 miles to an ER · St. Marys Hospital Superior How adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distress Every CDC estimateBetter than MN on 3 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A⁻

Top of a low hazard risk in Midway Township: inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 74% of U.S. communities. Since 2018, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Midway Township. 77% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 8%.

26risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingTornadoesLightning

paid flood claims since 2018

Full pageMidway Township’s hazards pageOpen the page

What it facesLow risk Flood claimsSince 2018 Past disasters15 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready1.5 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Who lives here

More middle-aged adults than Minnesota overall

Here, 31% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree, against 39% in Minnesota as a whole. Adults 35 to 64 are nearly half of residents (38% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (22% statewide). The median age for Midway Township comes to 47.9 years.

47.9median age · MN 38.8

	Midway Township	Minnesota towns	U.S. towns
Median age	47.9 years	39.9 years	40.5 years
Under 18	18%	23%	22%
Aged 65 or older	19%	18%	18%

Midway TownshipMinnesotaUnited States

MNU.S.

Ages · share of residents

19%

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma1%

High school34%

Some college20%

Associate’s14%

Bachelor’s20%

Graduate10%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.3 points. Across Minnesota, 49.9% of residents are women.

Ages and education in Midway Township
	Midway Township	MN	U.S.
Under 10	7.4%	12.1%	11.6%
10 to 17	10.1%	10.7%	10.3%
18 to 24	3.6%	8.8%	9.1%
25 to 34	10.7%	13%	13.7%
35 to 44	12.2%	13.5%	13.2%
45 to 54	19.4%	11.6%	12.2%
55 to 64	17.5%	12.9%	12.7%
65 to 74	13.7%	10.2%	10.2%
75 and older	5.3%	7%	7%
No diploma	1.2%	6.1%	10.4%
High school	34.3%	23.3%	26%
Some college	20%	19.5%	19.1%
Associate’s	13.8%	11.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s	20.4%	25.6%	21.6%
Graduate	10.3%	13.8%	14.1%

Full pageMidway Township by the numbersOpen the page

Ages47.9 median age · 19% are 65 or older Schooling31% have a four-year degree Homes97% own their home · Homeowners Income$104K a year · Median household income

U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,400, single groups can be off by several points

Climate

A typical July afternoon in Midway Township is cooler than in most of Minnesota or the rest of the country

Expect cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers in Midway Township. July afternoons reach 77°, January nights drop to 2° and about 90 inches of snow falls in a winter.

90″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter6–23°

Spring28–49°

Summer52–75°

Fall34–52°

Oct 1

typical first frost

May 13

typical last frost

+1.9°

vs. the 20th-century average

Full pageMidway Township’s climate pageOpen the page

A year of weatherJuly highs 77°, January lows 2°Rain & snow90″ of snow a winter · 31 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.9° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

OutdoorsC⁺

Open space protected for good: 1.3% of Midway Township

3.2 miles of trail. Midway Township’s trail network density stands at 0.2 miles per square mile, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 0.5 and U.S. towns at 0.4.

1.3%conserved