Most of Franklin Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Franklin Township has 378 jobs for 1,978 working residents. Jobs and income earn Franklin Township A; getting around on foot earns it D−. Only 4% stay in Franklin Township for work; outside it, New Albany is the main destination (14%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Franklin Township apart
Franklin Township is a place people come home to
There are 378 jobs based in Franklin Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Franklin Township has about 2,600 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Many jobs in Franklin Township pay little
26% of the jobs based in Franklin Township pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. 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.
Inside Franklin Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Franklin Township is better than 94% of U.S. towns, #29 of 593 in Indiana. The poverty rate is its strongest input (1.8%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 71% of U.S. towns). 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, Franklin Township could be anywhere from A− to A+.
The workday shuffle in and out of Franklin Township
On a workday 1,906 residents head out to work, 72 work right here, and 306 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,600 people are in Franklin Township on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
A place that makes things: 30% of Franklin Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Franklin Township, 2013 → 2023: 230 → 378. 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 Franklin Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns that employ Franklin Township’s residents
Where Franklin Township clocks in
14% 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.
Commuting from Franklin Township: about 28 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Franklin Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,860 commuters (the 11% who work from home are left out). Across Indiana: 85% 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.
The commute from Franklin Township, by distance
About 21% 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.
In Franklin Township, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Franklin Township is more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns, #565 of 593 in Indiana. Both inputs place Franklin Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,090 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.2% of Franklin Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Franklin Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Franklin Township places 251st of 3,962 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 3,000 to 5,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 88 | Clark Township IN | 3,026 | $138K | 5.2% | 0.0% | <1% | A+ |
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| 97 | Milan Township IN | 4,066 | $120K | 1.3% | 0.0% | 9% | A+ |
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| 135 | Georgetown IN | 3,855 | $113K | 2.1% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
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| 249 | Union Township PA | 4,047 | $113K | 4.8% | 1.7% | 2% | A |
| 250 | Holland WI | 4,512 | $120K | 0.7% | 1.0% | 1% | A |
| 251 | Franklin Township IN | 4,223 | $96K | 1.8% | 1.8% | 4% | A |
| 252 | Arcola VA | 3,509 | $129K | 7.1% | 1.7% | 3% | A |
| 253 | Sherman IL | 4,644 | $149K | 2.2% | 2.6% | 5% | A |
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| 3,962 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Franklin Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Around Franklin Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Harrison Township (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Franklin Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Township | – | A | D− | 28 min | $95,686 |
| Georgetown Township | under 2% | A | C− | 27 min | $108,287 |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | B | C− | 33 min | $85,645 |
| Harrison Township | 6% | B− | C+ | 25 min | $66,722 |
| Posey Township | under 2% | A− | D− | 38 min | $84,348 |
| Webster Township | under 2% | B | D− | 35 min | $93,482 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Franklin Township’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 Franklin Township: questions
What is the median household income in Franklin Township?
$95,686 (±$9,216) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Franklin Township?
1.8%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Franklin Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Franklin Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New Albany (14%, 11 mi), Louisville (9%, 19 mi), Corydon (6%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Franklin Township walkable?
Franklin Township is more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 4.5 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Franklin Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Franklin Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Franklin Township
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.