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Jobs and income earn Franklin Township A−; getting around on foot earns it C. About one in ten work in Franklin Township itself; outside it, Indianapolis draws the most (62%, 10 miles). Measured by household income, Franklin Township is ahead of 75% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Franklin Township
The four measures behind Franklin Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Franklin Township is better than 83% of U.S. towns, #88 of 593 in Indiana. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 89% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (7.8%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Franklin Township could be anywhere from B+ to A.
In and out of Franklin Township on a workday
On a workday 29,789 residents head out to work, 3,259 work right here, and 16,795 people come in from elsewhere.
About 54,000 people are in Franklin Township on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
0.61 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 2024, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Franklin Township: the destinations
Where Franklin Township clocks in
62% of workers
6% of workers
4% 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 work there is in Franklin Township: 20,054 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Franklin Township, 2014 → 2024: 16,998 → 20,054. 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.
A commute of about 26 minutes in Franklin Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 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 28,397 commuters (the 15% 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.
Where in the region Franklin Township works
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.
In Franklin Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Franklin Township is more walkable than 29% of U.S. towns, #397 of 593 in Indiana. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.3% across Indiana.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 33,514 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 8% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 57% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.6% of Franklin Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Franklin Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Franklin Township next to U.S. towns of 47,000 to 91,000: 170th of 660 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
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| 9 | Fall Creek Township IN | 75,188 | $146K | 3.2% | 2.4% | 9% | A+ |
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| 18 | Westfield IN | 66,258 | $123K | 3.6% | 2.8% | 11% | A+ |
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| 28 | Westfield Washington Township IN | 70,020 | $121K | 4.4% | 2.8% | 12% | A |
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| 168 | Georgetown Township MI | 55,682 | $102K | 7.9% | 3.2% | 10% | A− |
| 169 | Rocklin CA | 76,821 | $124K | 5.6% | 4.5% | 12% | A− |
| 170 | Franklin Township IN | 67,488 | $97K | 7.8% | 3.4% | 10% | A− |
| 171 | Goose Creek SC | 52,010 | $88K | 6.5% | 2.7% | 7% | A− |
| 172 | Layton UT | 85,308 | $102K | 8.1% | 2.8% | 15% | A− |
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| 660 | Pahrump NV | 47,347 | $62K | 13.7% | 8.5% | 27% | 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.
The towns next door employ 70% of Franklin Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Franklin Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Township | – | A− | C | 26 min | $97,383 |
| Warren Township | under 1% | C | A− | 25 min | $58,962 |
| Perry Township | under 1% | B | B+ | 25 min | $66,897 |
| Indianapolis | 62% | B− | A− | 25 min | $66,307 |
| Moral Township | under 1% | A− | D− | 25 min | $97,759 |
| Clark Township | under 1% | A+ | D− | 31 min | $138,234 |
| Beech Grove | 2% | B− | B | 21 min | $49,973 |
| Greenwood | 6% | A− | B | 25 min | $83,608 |
| Sugar Creek Township | under 1% | A | C | 29 min | $100,714 |
| Pleasant Township | under 1% | A− | B− | 25 min | $84,437 |
| Center Township | under 1% | C | A+ | 24 min | $55,129 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Indianapolis. 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?
$97,383 (±$7,925) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Franklin Township?
7.8%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Franklin Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Franklin Township work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Indianapolis (62%, 10 mi), Greenwood (6%, 7 mi), Carmel (4%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Franklin Township walkable?
Franklin Township is more walkable than 29% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.9 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Franklin Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
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.