Jobs, income and commuting in Midway Township, MN
67 jobs are based in Midway Township; 84 of its residents have a job. Only 4% work in Midway Township itself; outside it, Mountain Lake draws the most (26%, 3 miles). Commuters spend 16 minutes getting to work on average; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Midway Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 81 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 64 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.80 per resident).
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 the trip to work from Midway Township ends
Where Midway Township clocks in
15% of workers
7% 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.
Goods jobs make up 85% of work in Midway Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Midway Township, 2013 → 2023: 121 → 67. 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 Midway Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 16 minutes from Midway Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Midway Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 78 commuters (the 23% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Midway Township
About 23% 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.
Next door is work for 35% of Midway Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Midway Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midway Township | – | — | — | 16 min | $93,750 |
| Mountain Lake | 26% | C− | B | 14 min | $66,490 |
| Mountain Lake Township | 7% | — | — | 9 min | — |
| Butterfield Township | under 3% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Selma Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Carson Township | 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Mountain Lake Township, Butterfield Township, Selma Township and Carson Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Mountain Lake. Darker towns draw more of Midway Township’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 Midway Township: questions
What is the median household income in Midway Township?
$93,750 (±$55,141) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Midway Township?
6.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Midway Township?
16 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Midway Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mountain Lake (26%, 3 mi), Windom (15%, 13 mi), Mountain Lake Township (7%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Midway Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Midway Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Midway Township
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.