William H. Grant House · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMiddleport’s household incomes are lower than in 95% of U.S. towns
3% of workers work from home; Ohio has 13%. Below the poverty line: 23.0% of residents, next to 13.3% across Ohio. For jobs and income Middleport is better than 11% of U.S. towns (D); for walkability it is more walkable than 55% of U.S. towns (B−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Middleport stands out on work
A big share show a job far from home
33% 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 ↓
Middleport workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Fewer than half of Middleport workers earn over $40,000 a year
44% of Middleport’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, wherever they work, and 19% earn $1,250 a month or less. 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; with 738 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Middleport’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
Unemployment holds Middleport’s grade up (4.2%, U.S. 5.2%); household income pulls it down ($42,118, U.S. $80,734).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Middleport could be anywhere from D− to C.
Near or far: the trip to work from Middleport
About 33% 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 to work from Middleport takes about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Middleport workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 924 commuters (the 3% who work from home are left out). Across Ohio: 86% 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.
Inside Middleport’s 511 jobs
511 jobs are based in Middleport.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Middleport, 2013 → 2023: 429 → 511. 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 Middleport’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who leaves Middleport for work, and who comes in
On a workday 679 residents head out to work, 59 work right here, and 452 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,900 people are in Middleport on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
0.69 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.
8% of working residents work in Pomeroy
Where Middleport clocks in
7% 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.
Most trips from Middleport start in a car
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.7% across Ohio.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 949 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 11.9% of Middleport households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Middleport’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Middleport ranks: 4,327th of 5,148 U.S. towns of 1,500 to 2,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 18 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 27 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 32 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,325 | McMechen WV | 1,605 | $40K | 27.5% | 7.5% | 2% | D |
| 4,326 | Wells Township OH | 2,377 | $49K | 18.2% | 5.3% | 5% | D |
| 4,327 | Middleport OH | 2,103 | $42K | 23.0% | 4.2% | 8% | D |
| 4,328 | Scio NY | 1,623 | $62K | 17.6% | 7.5% | 3% | D |
| 4,329 | Boggs Township PA | 1,620 | $61K | 22.7% | 8.1% | 1% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 5,148 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Middleport, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
The towns next door employ 12% of Middleport
The biggest share goes to Pomeroy (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Middleport workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middleport | – | D | B− | 31 min | $42,118 |
| Salisbury Township | 4% | D | B− | 30 min | $38,832 |
| Pomeroy | 8% | D− | B+ | 29 min | $33,333 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Middleport’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 Middleport: questions
What is the median household income in Middleport?
$42,118 (±$9,091) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Middleport?
23.0%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Middleport?
31 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Middleport work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pomeroy (8%, 3 mi), Columbus (7%, 84 mi), Athens (7%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Middleport walkable?
Middleport is more walkable than 55% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 8.6 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Middleport without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Middleport, from the people who make the trip.
More of Middleport
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.