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Jobs & commute in Midfield

Making a living in Midfield

Midfield has 97 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there. Hardly any work in Midfield; the top destination outside it is Houston (20%, 77 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

How a workday changes Midfield

On a workday 97 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

97live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.00 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.

The commute map

Where Midfield’s working residents head each day

Ganado: 2 residents work here (2%)Point Comfort: 3 residents work here (3%)Clute: 2 residents work here (2%)Webster: 3 residents work here (3%)Wharton: 5 residents work here (5%)Bay City: 4 residents work here (4%)Alvin: 3 residents work here (3%)Austin: 4 residents work here (4%)San Antonio: 5 residents work here (5%)Houston: 19 residents work here (20%)MidfieldHoustonWhartonSan AntonioBay CityAustinPoint ComfortMidfield
1
Houston76.7 mi away
20%19
2
Wharton26.9 mi away
5%5
3
San Antonio144 mi away
5%5
4
Bay City15.6 mi away
4%4
5
Austin131.8 mi away
4%4
6
Point Comfort28 mi away
3%3
7
Webster77.8 mi away
3%3
8
Alvin68.4 mi away
3%3
9
Ganado19.3 mi away
2%2
10
Clute49.6 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
48%47
The top trips

Where Midfield clocks in

Lines 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.

How far

How far it is to work from Midfield

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miHouston: 20% · 76.7 miWharton: 5% · 26.9 miSan Antonio: 5% · 144 miBay City: 4% · 15.6 miAustin: 4% · 131.8 miPoint Comfort: 3% · 28 miWebster: 3% · 77.8 miAlvin: 3% · 68.4 miGanado: 2% · 19.3 miClute: 2% · 49.6 miHouston 20%Wharton 5%San Antonio 5%Bay City 4%Austin 4%Midfield
MidfieldTop destinations (size = commuters)
7%Under 10 mi7 residents
16%10–24 mi16 residents
19%25–50 mi18 residents
58%Over 50 mi56 residents

About 58% 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 to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Midfield: questions

Where do people who live in Midfield work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Houston (20%, 77 mi), Wharton (5%, 27 mi), San Antonio (5%, 144 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Midfield, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Midfield

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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.