Jamestown draws about two in five of Midway Township’s working residents
Only 2% stay in Midway Township for work; outside it, Jamestown is the main destination (42%, 4 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 16 minutes, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 236 jobs are based in Midway Township; 266 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Midway Township
A big share show a job far from home
36% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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; with 266 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where people from Midway Township work
Where Midway Township clocks in
42% of workers
15% of workers
6% 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.
The distance from Midway Township to work
About 36% 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.
How many people are in Midway Township by day
On a workday 262 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 232 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 (0.89 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.
Making and building: 35% of jobs based in Midway Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Midway Township, 2013 → 2023: 200 → 236. 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.
Time on the road from Midway Township: about 16 minutes
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 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 213 commuters (the 8% who work from home are left out). Across North Dakota: 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.
Work next door: 45% of Midway Township’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Midway Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midway Township | – | — | — | 16 min | $106,591 |
| Jamestown | 42% | C− | A− | 11 min | $56,554 |
| Eldridge Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Bloom Township | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Buchanan Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Fried Township | 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Eldridge Township, Bloom Township, Buchanan Township and Fried Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Jamestown. 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?
$106,591 (±$52,710) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Midway Township?
3.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Midway Township?
16 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Midway Township work?
2% work in town.
Can you get around Midway Township 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 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.