Tepicon Hall · Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFranklin Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Commuters spend 37 minutes getting to work on average; Indiana averages 24, the U.S. 26. Employers in Franklin Township report 97 jobs; 320 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Franklin Township; the top destination outside it is Winamac (23%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Franklin Township in brief
Franklin Township and Winamac trade workers both ways
Winamac is the top workplace for Franklin Township residents (23%) and also where the most people who work in Franklin Township come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Franklin Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 37 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 284 hours of commuting, 100 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (21 to 28 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Franklin Township is a place people come home to
There are 97 jobs based in Franklin Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Franklin Township has about 490 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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; with 320 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where the trip to work from Franklin Township ends
Where Franklin Township clocks in
23% 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.
Each way, about 37 minutes from Franklin Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.7 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 323 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.
Franklin Township by day and by night
On a workday 318 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 95 people come in from elsewhere.
About 490 people are in Franklin Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
Making and building: 42% of jobs based in Franklin Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Franklin Township, 2013 → 2023: 75 → 97. 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.
Miles to work from Franklin Township
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.
Franklin Township and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Monroe Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Franklin Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Township | – | — | — | 37 min | $78,095 |
| Rich Grove Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Tippecanoe Township | under 2% | B | C+ | 23 min | $95,556 |
| California Township | under 2% | C | D− | 28 min | $67,404 |
| Monroe Township | 4% | C+ | B | 21 min | $54,345 |
Same-state neighbors only. Rich Grove Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. 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?
$78,095 (±$20,910) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Franklin Township?
7.0%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Franklin Township?
37 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?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Winamac (23%, 6 mi), Indianapolis (4%, 98 mi), Monroe Township (4%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Franklin Township 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 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.