Work & commute · Midland

Work & commute in Midland, LA

Most working residents leave Midland for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Crowley (24%), Lafayette (15%) and Jennings (6%). Half commute less than 26 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 71 working residents

Typical commute

26 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

18 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 71 Midland residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Midland.

71live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

2work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Midland goes to work

Crowley8 mi away

24%17

Lafayette28.3 mi away

15%11

Jennings9.8 mi away

6%4

Broussard32.7 mi away

4%3

Mermentau4.9 mi away

3%2

DeRidder65.9 mi away

3%2

Scott24.6 mi away

3%2

Youngsville30.7 mi away

3%2

Elton23.8 mi away

1%1

Lake Arthur12.6 mi away

1%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

37%26

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

How far

How far Midland commutes

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

40%

24%

27%

40%Under 10 mi

9%10–24 mi

24%25–50 mi

27%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Midland is a commuter town

0.03jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Midland are

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

Jobs based in Midland

2 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities100%

Services (health, schools, offices…)0%

$1,250 a month or less0%

$1,251–$3,333 a month0%

Over $3,333 a month100%

Jobs Midland residents hold

71 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)24%

Trade, transport & utilities27%

Services (health, schools, offices…)49%

$1,250 a month or less8%

$1,251–$3,333 a month44%

Over $3,333 a month48%

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.