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Jobs & commute in Franklin

For about two in five of its working residents, Franklin is a commute to Morenci

Working residents average 39 minutes each way; Arizona averages 25, the U.S. 26. 0% of workers have no commute at all; Arizona has 18%. Hardly any work in Franklin itself; outside it, Morenci draws the most (43%, 30 miles).

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

Day and night

The workday shuffle in and out of Franklin

On a workday 30 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

30live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night100
Workday73
100live here− 30head out to work+ 0come in to work= 73on a workday

About 73 people are in Franklin on a workday afternoon, 29% fewer than live here.

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 the trip to work from Franklin ends

Duncan: 4 residents work here (13%)Safford: 3 residents work here (10%)Clifton: 3 residents work here (10%)Tucson: 1 residents work here (3%)Phoenix: 2 residents work here (7%)Mesa: 1 residents work here (3%)Morenci: 13 residents work here (43%)FranklinMorenciDuncanSaffordCliftonPhoenixTucsonFranklin
1
Morenci30.4 mi away
43%13
2
Duncan5.1 mi away
13%4
3
Safford37.9 mi away
10%3
4
Clifton27.3 mi away
10%3
5
Phoenix185.3 mi away
7%2
6
Tucson111 mi away
3%1
7
Mesa161.1 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
10%3
The top trips

Where Franklin 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.

Time on the road

From Franklin, about 39 minutes to the job

A year of commuting
297 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.4 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Franklin39 min
Arizona25 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

of Franklin workers work from home, vs 18% across Arizona. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Franklin gets to work
47%Drive alone
53%Carpool

Share of the 86 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across Arizona: 82% 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.

How far

Near or far: the trip to work from Franklin

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miMorenci: 43% · 30.4 miDuncan: 13% · 5.1 miSafford: 10% · 37.9 miClifton: 10% · 27.3 miPhoenix: 7% · 185.3 miTucson: 3% · 111 miMesa: 3% · 161.1 miMorenci 43%Duncan 13%Safford 10%Clifton 10%Phoenix 7%Franklin
FranklinTop destinations (size = commuters)
13%Under 10 mi4 residents
7%10–24 mi2 residents
67%25–50 mi20 residents
13%Over 50 mi4 residents

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 Franklin: questions

What is the median household income in Franklin?

$79,327 (±$65,105) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $79,964 across Arizona and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Franklin?

0.0%, against 12.5% across Arizona and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Franklin?

39 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Arizona and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Franklin work?

0% work in town.

Can you get around Franklin without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Franklin

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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.