Work & commute · Midlothian

Work & commute in Midlothian, IL

Most working residents leave Midlothian for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Chicago (23%), Tinley Park (3%) and Orland Park (3%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

207 of 6,481 working residents

Typical commute

14 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

29 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 6,274 Midlothian residents head out of town to work, 207 work right here, and 1,944 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Midlothian.

6,274live here, work elsewhere

207live and work here

1,944work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Midlothian goes to work

Chicago14.8 mi away

23%1,497

Tinley Park5.7 mi away

3%209

Orland Park7.1 mi away

3%209

Midlothian (in town)right here

3%207

Crestwood1.6 mi away

3%190

Oak Forest2 mi away

3%186

Alsip3.2 mi away

3%165

Oak Lawn6.3 mi away

2%135

Bedford Park10.1 mi away

1%89

Mokena10.3 mi away

1%87

Everywhere elseother towns and states

54%3,507

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Midlothian commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

40%

41%

13%

40%Under 10 mi

41%10–24 mi

13%25–50 mi

6%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Midlothian is a commuter town

0.33jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.33 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Midlothian are

2,151 jobs are based in Midlothian. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Midlothian’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Midlothian

2,151 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)5%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)79%

$1,250 a month or less23%

$1,251–$3,333 a month35%

Over $3,333 a month41%

Jobs Midlothian residents hold

6,481 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)14%

Trade, transport & utilities27%

Services (health, schools, offices…)59%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month57%

+13%

Jobs based in Midlothian, 2013 → 2023: 1,898 → 2,151. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.