Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Gooday.1~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims). · Public domainMidway has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Midway report 465 jobs; 2,125 of its residents have a job. Midway grades A− for jobs and income and C− for walkability. The trip to work takes 21 minutes on average (North Carolina 25, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Midway apart
Midway and Winston-Salem trade workers both ways
Winston-Salem is the top workplace for Midway residents (28%) and also where the most people who work in Midway come from (12% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Midway is a place people come home to
There are 465 jobs based in Midway, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Midway has about 3,400 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Midway
60% of Midway residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 41% of the jobs based in Midway pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 98% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Midway than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Midway fell from 634 in 2013 to 465 in 2023, −27%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Midway
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Midway is better than 84% of U.S. towns, #35 of 290 in North Carolina. The poverty rate is its strongest input (5.0%, U.S. 12.5%); household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($83,446, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Midway could be anywhere from B− to A+.
28% of working residents work in Winston-Salem
Where Midway clocks in
9% 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.
Midway quiets down on a workday
On a workday 2,090 residents head out to work, 35 work right here, and 430 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,400 people are in Midway on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
Midway makes things: 30% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Midway, 2013 → 2023: 634 → 465. 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’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Midway’s commute takes about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Midway workers work from home, vs 16% across North Carolina. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,979 commuters (the 19% who work from home are left out). Across North Carolina: 85% 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.
The commute from Midway, by distance
About 18% 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.
Getting around Midway: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Midway is more walkable than 23% of U.S. towns, #221 of 290 in North Carolina. Both inputs place Midway near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,452 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 7.4% of Midway households have no vehicle (North Carolina 5.3%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Midway’s commuters take a bus or train.
Midway is 648th of 3,627 U.S. towns of 3,600 to 6,900 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 89 | Jamestown NC | 3,803 | $105K | 2.5% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 196 | Fairview NC | 3,805 | $99K | 1.8% | 1.8% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 295 | Midland NC | 5,151 | $101K | 4.1% | 1.8% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 646 | Prairie Heights WA | 4,998 | $131K | 3.2% | 4.6% | 1% | A− |
| 647 | Ballston Spa NY | 4,900 | $102K | 8.5% | 1.8% | 10% | A− |
| 648 | Midway NC | 5,104 | $83K | 5.0% | 2.7% | 2% | A− |
| 649 | Pleasant Township IN | 4,519 | $87K | 2.2% | 2.4% | 10% | A− |
| 650 | Castle Pines Village CO | 4,436 | $250K | 4.1% | 6.4% | 4% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,627 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Midway, the top three, the last and three more from North Carolina.
Bordering towns draw 28% of Midway’s workers
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Midway workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midway | – | A− | C− | 21 min | $83,446 |
| Winston-Salem | 28% | C | B+ | 22 min | $59,268 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Winston-Salem. 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.
- 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?
$83,446 (±$17,198) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,388 across North Carolina and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Midway?
5.0%, against 13.0% across North Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Midway?
21 minutes each way on average, against 25 across North Carolina and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Midway work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Winston-Salem (28%, 9 mi), Greensboro (9%, 24 mi), High Point (7%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Midway walkable?
Midway is more walkable than 23% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.8 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Midway without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
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. 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.