Most of Midland commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
11 jobs are based in Midland, and 326 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Midland itself; outside it, Pittsburgh draws the most (11%, 18 miles). Commuters spend 13 minutes getting to work on average, where Pennsylvania has 26 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Midland, in brief
Midland is a place people come home to
There are 11 jobs based in Midland, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Midland has about 0 people in it, 100% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Midland are quick
The average trip to work takes 13 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 100 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania worker. Time on the road ↓
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 326 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who works in Midland, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 326 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 0 people are in Midland on a workday afternoon, 100% 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.
How long Midland spends getting to work: about 13 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Midland workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 105 commuters (the 15% who work from home are left out). Across Pennsylvania: 81% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
The towns that employ Midland’s residents
Where Midland clocks in
11% of workers
7% 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.
A place that makes things: 91% of Midland’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Midland, 2013 → 2023: 12 → 11. 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 Midland’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Midland
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.
Midland and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Midland’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 Midland: questions
What is the median household income in Midland?
$99,167 (±$61,850) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Midland?
27.6%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Midland?
13 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Midland work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (11%, 18 mi), North Strabane Township (7%, 4 mi), Washington (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Midland 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 Midland, from the people who make the trip.
More of Midland
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.