Photo: Morgan Riley · CC BY 3.0Household incomes in Midlothian are higher than in 84% of U.S. towns
Only 4% work in Midlothian; the top destination outside it is Richmond (21%, 10 miles). 3.2% of residents are in poverty; Virginia has 9.9%. Midlothian grades A for jobs and income and C+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Midlothian: the figures worth knowing
Midlothian draws workers from far and wide
The 6,123 jobs in Midlothian are filled from a wide area. Midlothian’s own residents hold 6% and the ten next-biggest home towns 22%; the other 72% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Midlothian has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Midlothian went from 3,630 in 2013 to 6,123 in 2023, +69%. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
How Midlothian earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Midlothian is better than 90% of U.S. towns, #76 of 253 in Virginia. The poverty rate is its strongest input; unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (4.0%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Midlothian could be anywhere from A− to A+.
The places Midlothian commutes to
Where Midlothian clocks in
21% 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.
In Midlothian, services account for most jobs
6,123 jobs are based in Midlothian.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Midlothian, 2013 → 2023: 3,630 → 6,123. 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 Midlothian’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily commute in and out of Midlothian
On a workday 8,353 residents head out to work, 346 work right here, and 5,777 people come in from elsewhere.
About 17,000 people are in Midlothian on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.70 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.
From Midlothian, about 24 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Midlothian workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7,968 commuters (the 22% who work from home are left out). Across Virginia: 83% drive alone, 3% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Short hops and long hauls from Midlothian
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Midlothian is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Midlothian is more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns, #217 of 253 in Virginia. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 5.7% across Virginia.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 10,157 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). 3.7% of Midlothian households have no vehicle (Virginia 6.1%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Midlothian’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Midlothian is 375th among 2,023 U.S. towns of 13,000 to 26,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 4 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 6 | Wolf Trap VA | 15,858 | $250K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 20 | Rose Hill VA | 21,066 | $175K | 2.6% | 2.7% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 373 | Decatur GA | 25,276 | $139K | 6.2% | 4.3% | 9% | A |
| 374 | Penn Township PA | 20,755 | $113K | 5.2% | 3.0% | 9% | A |
| 375 | Midlothian VA | 19,120 | $110K | 3.2% | 4.0% | 4% | A |
| 376 | Safety Harbor FL | 16,624 | $107K | 6.1% | 3.2% | 9% | A |
| 377 | Iowa Colony TX | 20,503 | $144K | 4.3% | 4.9% | <1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,023 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Midlothian, the top three, the last and three more from Virginia.
How Midlothian compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Brandermill (2%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Midlothian workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midlothian | – | A | C+ | 24 min | $110,084 |
| Brandermill | 2% | A− | B+ | 26 min | $107,396 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Midlothian’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 Midlothian: questions
What is the median household income in Midlothian?
$110,084 (±$7,767) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $93,170 across Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Midlothian?
3.2%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Midlothian?
24 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Virginia and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Midlothian work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Richmond (21%, 10 mi), Innsbrook (4%, 12 mi), Bon Air (2%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Midlothian walkable?
Midlothian is more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 7.3 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Midlothian without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Midlothian, from the people who make the trip.
More of Midlothian
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.