Most of Franklin Township commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
2% of workers have no commute at all; Indiana has 11%. Franklin Township has 237 jobs, against 439 working residents. For jobs and income Franklin Township is better than 16% of U.S. towns (C−); for walkability it is more walkable than 64% of U.S. towns (B).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Franklin Township and work: the main findings
30% of Franklin Township works in Warsaw
132 working residents, 30%, have their main job in Warsaw, 13 miles away. That’s 10 times as many as work in Franklin Township itself. The commute map ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Franklin Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Franklin Township fell from 411 in 2014 to 237 in 2024, −42%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Few Franklin Township workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 11% across Indiana. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 439 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Why Franklin Township gets the Jobs & income grade it does
Household income holds Franklin Township’s grade up ($68,750, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate pulls it down (21.2%, U.S. 12.5%).
Unemployment (3.2%) is left out: Franklin Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Franklin Township could be anywhere from D to B−.
30% of working residents work in Warsaw
Where Franklin Township clocks in
30% of workers
4% of workers
3% 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.
Jobs in Franklin Township: what the 237 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Franklin Township, 2014 → 2024: 411 → 237. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Franklin Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Franklin Township’s commute takes about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.6 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 528 commuters (the 2% 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.
How many people are in Franklin Township by day
On a workday 427 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 225 people come in from elsewhere.
About 890 people are in Franklin Township on a workday afternoon, 19% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Half of Franklin Township commutes less than 16 miles
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
For most of Franklin Township, work means a drive
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 6.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.3% across Indiana, on an EPA index of 6.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 537 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.
2,757th of 3,771: where Franklin Township ranks among U.S. towns of 800 to 1,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 69 | Ogden Dunes IN | 1,163 | $117K | 3.9% | 2.6% | 4% | A+ |
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| 108 | Campbell Township IN | 1,172 | $122K | 0.0% | 7.1% | <1% | A |
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| 138 | Greenville IN | 1,452 | $135K | 5.6% | 4.1% | 2% | A |
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| 2,755 | Kingsford Heights IN | 1,500 | $58K | 26.7% | 1.1% | 2% | C− |
| 2,756 | Centerville TX | 1,006 | $53K | 8.6% | 4.7% | 12% | C− |
| 2,757 | Franklin Township IN | 1,091 | $69K | 21.2% | 3.2% | 3% | C− |
| 2,758 | Easton Township KS | 1,096 | $65K | 15.3% | 4.7% | 2% | C− |
| 2,759 | Penn Township PA | 1,165 | $59K | 15.6% | 1.8% | 1% | C− |
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| 3,771 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 1% | 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.
Work in the towns next to Franklin Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Franklin Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Township | – | C− | B | 24 min | $68,750 |
| Seward Township | under 2% | B− | D | 24 min | $77,267 |
| Henry Township | under 2% | B− | C+ | 34 min | $79,539 |
| Newcastle Township | under 2% | C− | C− | 27 min | $48,889 |
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 2024, 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?
$68,750 (±$13,692) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Franklin Township?
21.2%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Franklin Township?
24 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Franklin Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Warsaw (30%, 13 mi), Elkhart (4%, 40 mi), Plain Township (3%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Franklin Township walkable?
Franklin Township is more walkable than 64% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 6.0 out of 20, and 7% 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), 2024, 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.