Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMidland’s household incomes are lower than in 74% of U.S. towns
At home: 7% of workers have no commute at all (Pennsylvania 16%). 14.0% of residents live below the poverty line; Pennsylvania has 11.7%. Midland grades C+ for jobs and income and A for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Midland at work: what stands out
Midland’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Midland is Pittsburgh, 29 miles away as the crow flies. 9% of working residents (88) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
The jobs in Midland pay better than its residents’ jobs
77% of the jobs based in Midland pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 55% of the jobs Midland residents hold. 90% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Midland. 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 968 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Midland
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Midland is better than 43% of U.S. towns. Job access by car holds Midland’s grade up (ahead of 61% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($60,096, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on unemployment.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Midland could be anywhere from C− to A−.
How far it is to work 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.
77% of the jobs in Midland pay over $3,333 a month
1,133 jobs are based in Midland.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Midland, 2013 → 2023: 988 → 1,133. 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.
How many people are in Midland by day
On a workday 858 residents head out to work, 110 work right here, and 1,023 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 (1.17 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.
9% of working residents work in Pittsburgh
Where Midland clocks in
9% of workers
5% of workers
4% 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.
About 23 minutes each way for Midland’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 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 978 commuters (the 7% 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.
Good to walk, short on transit: Midland
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Midland is more walkable than 86% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Midland 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 1,053 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). 2.5% of Midland households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Midland’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 1,700 to 3,200, Midland ranks 2,558th of 4,995 on jobs and income
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 25 | Newtown PA | 2,257 | $166K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 62 | Churchill PA | 3,014 | $107K | 1.9% | 1.6% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 73 | Thornbury Township PA | 3,165 | $172K | 2.4% | 2.5% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,556 | Becket MA | 1,922 | $80K | 12.1% | 3.6% | 4% | C+ |
| 2,557 | North Harmony NY | 2,197 | $71K | 6.9% | 5.7% | 4% | C+ |
| 2,558 | Midland PA | 2,358 | $60K | 14.0% | 3.5% | 11% | C+ |
| 2,559 | Desoto Lakes FL | 1,735 | $76K | 28.1% | 8.5% | 2% | C+ |
| 2,560 | Watsontown PA | 2,188 | $60K | 11.9% | 3.6% | 5% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,995 | 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 Midland, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
The towns around Midland
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Midland workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midland | – | C+ | A | 23 min | $60,096 |
| Ohioville | under 2% | B+ | D | 26 min | $80,673 |
| Greene Township | under 2% | B | B− | 25 min | $103,750 |
| Industry | under 2% | B− | B− | 28 min | $75,694 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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?
$60,096 (±$19,468) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Midland?
14.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Midland?
23 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Midland work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburgh (9%, 28 mi), Moon Township (5%, 16 mi), Beaver (4%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Midland walkable?
Midland is more walkable than 86% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 8.9 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Midland without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
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. 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.