At 0.5%, unemployment in Franklin Township is lower than in 97% of U.S. towns
Hardly any work in Franklin Township; the top destination outside it is Salem (8%, 8 miles). The two grades for Franklin Township are B for jobs and income and D− for walkability. A typical one-way commute lasts 28 minutes (Indiana 24, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Franklin Township
Franklin Township is a place people come home to
There are 52 jobs based in Franklin Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Franklin Township has about 1,700 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
30% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 784 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The figures behind Franklin Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Franklin Township is better than 58% of U.S. towns. Unemployment holds Franklin Township’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 29% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Franklin Township could be anywhere from C to A.
Who commutes out of Franklin Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 779 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 47 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,700 people are in Franklin Township on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.
0.07 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.
How far it is to work from Franklin Township
About 30% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Where Franklin Township’s working residents head each day
Where Franklin Township clocks in
8% of workers
7% of workers
7% 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.
The 52 jobs based in Franklin Township
52 jobs are based in Franklin Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Franklin Township, 2014 → 2024: 32 → 52. 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.
About 28 minutes each way, longer than most of Indiana
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 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 1,170 commuters (the 9% 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.
Few in Franklin Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Franklin Township is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns. 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 1,292 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). 3.6% 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.
For jobs and income, Franklin Township is 1,838th of 5,207 U.S. towns of 1,700 to 3,300
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 5 | Meridian Hills IN | 1,800 | $212K | 0.8% | 3.6% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 66 | Clark Township IN | 3,026 | $138K | 5.2% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 183 | Swan Township IN | 2,327 | $112K | 0.7% | 0.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,836 | Bear Creek AK | 1,732 | $96K | 3.1% | 6.7% | — | B |
| 1,837 | Eyota MN | 2,013 | $83K | 9.1% | 2.2% | 5% | B |
| 1,838 | Franklin Township IN | 2,473 | $72K | 9.7% | 0.5% | 1% | B |
| 1,839 | Spiceland Township IN | 2,180 | $82K | 14.3% | 2.6% | 9% | B |
| 1,840 | Bunker Hill Township MI | 2,004 | $80K | 7.8% | 1.3% | 1% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 5,207 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 61% | 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
The biggest share goes to Polk Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Franklin Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Township | – | B | D− | 28 min | $71,705 |
| Polk Township | 4% | A− | D | 42 min | $91,439 |
| Washington Township | under 2% | D | C | 27 min | $59,083 |
| Gibson Township | under 2% | B | D | 32 min | $100,313 |
| Finley Township | under 2% | B | B | 21 min | $130,735 |
| Pierce Township | under 2% | C− | D | 31 min | $57,344 |
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?
$71,705 (±$35,354) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Franklin Township?
9.7%, 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. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Franklin Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Salem (8%, 8 mi), Jeffersonville (7%, 23 mi), New Albany (7%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Franklin Township walkable?
Franklin Township is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.8 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 4% 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.