Most of Midway South commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
Household incomes here are lower than in 82% of U.S. towns. Employers in Midway South report 19 jobs, and 824 of its residents work somewhere. Jobs and income earn Midway South C−; getting around on foot earns it D.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Midway South stands out on work
Midway South is a place people come home to
There are 19 jobs based in Midway South, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Midway South has about 1,500 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Midway South and Weslaco trade workers both ways
Weslaco is the top workplace for Midway South residents (16%) and also where the most people who work in Midway South come from (26% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Fewer than half of Midway South workers earn over $40,000 a year
40% of Midway South’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, wherever they work, and 17% 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 824 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Midway South
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Midway South is better than 23% of U.S. towns. Job access by car holds Midway South’s grade up (ahead of 76% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (24.5%, U.S. 12.5%).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Midway South could be anywhere from D to B+.
Who leaves Midway South for work, and who comes in
On a workday 823 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 18 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in Midway South on a workday afternoon, 35% 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 2024, primary jobs.
16% of working residents work in Weslaco
Where Midway South clocks in
16% of workers
14% 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.
What Midway South’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Midway South, 2014 → 2024: 30 → 19. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Midway South’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Midway South: about 20 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Midway South workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 883 commuters (the 8% who work from home are left out). Across Texas: 83% 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.
Midway South’s commute, mile by mile
About 17% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The commute in Midway South is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Midway South is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.0% across Texas.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 958 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). 6.8% of Midway South households have no vehicle (Texas 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Midway South’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 5,328 U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,100, Midway South comes 3,856th 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% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 20 | Oak Leaf TX | 1,684 | $132K | 2.8% | 5.5% | 0% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 23 | Southside Place TX | 1,916 | $163K | 5.0% | 5.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 33 | Bartonville TX | 1,937 | $149K | 4.3% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,854 | Barlow Township OH | 2,521 | $80K | 9.2% | 10.4% | 6% | C− |
| 3,855 | Long Neck DE | 2,161 | $57K | 10.2% | 1.9% | 7% | C− |
| 3,856 | Midway South TX | 2,308 | $54K | 24.5% | 6.5% | <1% | C− |
| 3,857 | Lagrange IN | 2,769 | $54K | 13.1% | 6.7% | 16% | C− |
| 3,858 | Erath LA | 1,932 | $48K | 17.5% | 4.2% | 5% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,328 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 61% | 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 Midway South, the top three, the last and three more from Texas.
Midway South and its neighbors: 26% work next door
The biggest share goes to Weslaco (16%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Midway South workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midway South | – | C− | D | 20 min | $54,427 |
| Weslaco | 16% | C− | B | 24 min | $59,551 |
| Donna | 10% | C− | C+ | 25 min | $40,438 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Midway South’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 2024, 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 South: questions
What is the median household income in Midway South?
$54,427 (±$22,794) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Midway South?
24.5%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Midway South?
20 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Midway South work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Weslaco (16%, 2 mi), McAllen (14%, 15 mi), Donna (10%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Midway South walkable?
Midway South is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.3 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Midway South without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Midway South, from the people who make the trip.
More of Midway South
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.