Photo: Smallbones · CC BY-SA 3.0Earning a living in Frankford
The average commute takes 20 minutes each way, next to 26 for Delaware and 26 for the U.S. 6% of workers work from home, next to 15% for Delaware as a whole. Only 2% stay in Frankford for work; outside it, Selbyville is the main destination (9%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Frankford apart
Frankford’s commute takes about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Frankford workers work from home, vs 15% across Delaware. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 582 commuters (the 6% who work from home are left out). Across Delaware: 84% drive alone, 2% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 304 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 265 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.87 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Frankford: the destinations
Where Frankford clocks in
9% of workers
5% 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 Frankford’s employers do
271 jobs are based in Frankford.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Frankford, 2013 → 2023: 275 → 271. 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 Frankford’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Frankford to work
About 20% 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.
Frankford and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Frankford workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankford | – | — | — | 20 min | $77,206 |
| Dagsboro | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Dagsboro: not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Frankford’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 Frankford: questions
What is the median household income in Frankford?
$77,206 (±$24,218) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $84,954 across Delaware and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Frankford?
9.2%, against 10.4% across Delaware and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Frankford?
20 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Delaware and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Frankford work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Selbyville (9%, 4 mi), Georgetown (5%, 14 mi), Millsboro (4%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Frankford without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Frankford, from the people who make the trip.
More of Frankford
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.