Pleasant Valley School District #2 · Photo: 25or6to4 · CC BY-SA 4.0At 1.0%, unemployment in Franklin Township is lower than in 94% of U.S. towns
Measured by household income, Franklin Township is ahead of 74% of U.S. towns. The two grades for Franklin Township are A− for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. About one in ten work in Franklin Township; the top destination outside it is Olathe (11%, 21 miles).
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
Franklin Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 26 minutes each way, against 20 across Kansas. Over a year that’s about 199 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Franklin Township empties out on a workday
About 2,200 people are in Franklin Township on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than the 3,200 who live here: 1,400 head out to work and 420 come in. Day and night ↓
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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Franklin Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Franklin Township is better than 84% of U.S. towns, #29 of 151 in Kansas. Unemployment is its strongest input; the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (8.5%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate 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 B+ to A.
About 26 minutes each way for Franklin Township’s commuters
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 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,270 commuters (the 16% who work from home are left out). Across Kansas: 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.
Who commutes out of Franklin Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 1,405 residents head out to work, 132 work right here, and 423 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,200 people are in Franklin Township on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.
0.36 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.
The towns that employ Franklin Township’s residents
Where Franklin Township clocks in
8% 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.
30% of the jobs in Franklin Township make or build things
555 jobs are based in Franklin Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Franklin Township, 2014 → 2024: 433 → 555. 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.
The distance from Franklin Township to work
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.
Franklin Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Franklin Township is more walkable than 70% of U.S. towns, #40 of 151 in Kansas. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 5.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.4% across Kansas, on an EPA index of 7.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,516 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). 2.7% of Franklin Township households have no vehicle (Kansas 5.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Franklin Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 4,698 U.S. towns of 2,200 to 4,300, Franklin Township comes 644th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 4 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 24 | Fairway KS | 4,181 | $153K | 3.1% | 1.7% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 58 | Minneha Township KS | 3,472 | $143K | 2.1% | 1.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 642 | Castroville TX | 3,444 | $78K | 5.3% | 2.2% | 3% | A− |
| 643 | Madison Township IN | 2,888 | $86K | 2.4% | 0.0% | 3% | A− |
| 644 | Franklin Township KS | 3,179 | $96K | 8.5% | 1.0% | 9% | A− |
| 645 | Norwich VT | 3,577 | $140K | 2.8% | 3.0% | 10% | A− |
| 646 | Elm Springs AR | 2,852 | $132K | 11.3% | 1.8% | 1% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,698 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 Kansas.
Franklin Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Wellsville (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Franklin Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Township | – | A− | B+ | 26 min | $95,833 |
| Hayes Township | under 4% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Richland Township | under 4% | A+ | C− | 27 min | $119,097 |
| Peoria Township | under 4% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Palmyra Township | under 4% | B | B+ | 27 min | $80,562 |
| Wellsville | 8% | B+ | B | 29 min | $83,750 |
Same-state neighbors only. Hayes Township and Peoria 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 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?
$95,833 (±$13,432) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Franklin Township?
8.5%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Franklin Township?
26 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Franklin Township work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Olathe (11%, 21 mi), Overland Park (9%, 27 mi), Ottawa (8%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Franklin Township walkable?
Franklin Township is more walkable than 70% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 7.0 out of 20, and 6% 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.