District No. 48 School · Photo: Elkman · CC BY-SA 4.0Franklin Township has lower unemployment (0.7%) than 96% of U.S. towns
Household incomes here are higher than in 85% of U.S. towns. Jobs and income earn Franklin Township A+; getting around on foot earns it C. Commuters spend 29 minutes getting to work on average, next to 23 for Minnesota and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Franklin Township apart
Franklin Township makes and builds things
50% of the jobs based in Franklin Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Franklin Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 22%. The jobs ↓
Franklin Township is a place people come home to
There are 325 jobs based in Franklin Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Franklin Township has about 1,700 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Franklin Township and Delano trade workers both ways
Delano is the top workplace for Franklin Township residents (15%) 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 29 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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.
Where Franklin Township’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Franklin Township is better than 97% of U.S. towns, #33 of 273 in Minnesota. Unemployment is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 77% of U.S. towns). 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 A to A+.
Factories, building and farms: 50% of the jobs in Franklin Township
325 jobs are based in Franklin Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Franklin Township, 2013 → 2023: 271 → 325. 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.
Franklin Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,532 residents head out to work, 29 work right here, and 296 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,700 people are in Franklin Township on a workday afternoon, 42% fewer than live here.
0.21 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 2023, primary jobs.
15% of working residents work in Delano
Where Franklin Township clocks in
15% of workers
9% 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 trip to work from Franklin Township: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Franklin Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,310 commuters (the 12% who work from home are left out). Across Minnesota: 84% drive alone, 2% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Near or far: the trip to work from Franklin Township
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.
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 28% of U.S. towns, #234 of 273 in Minnesota. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 5.7% across Minnesota, on an EPA index of 4.6.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,494 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). 2.0% of Franklin Township households have no vehicle (Minnesota 6.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Franklin Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Franklin Township next to U.S. towns of 2,100 to 4,000: 138th of 4,618 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% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 8 | Independence MN | 3,763 | $187K | 1.1% | 0.8% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 16 | Deephaven MN | 3,794 | $198K | 1.7% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 17 | Greenfield MN | 2,962 | $154K | 1.2% | 0.4% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 136 | Bethlehem Township NJ | 3,774 | $142K | 3.8% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 137 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
| 138 | Franklin Township MN | 2,939 | $112K | 4.4% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 139 | Hammond WI | 2,732 | $128K | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1% | A+ |
| 140 | Bushland TX | 2,779 | $146K | 1.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,618 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Minnesota.
15% of Franklin Township works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Franklin Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Township | – | A+ | C | 29 min | $112,171 |
| Rockford Township | under 3% | A | C+ | 35 min | $93,378 |
| Delano | 15% | A+ | C+ | 29 min | $109,946 |
| Greenfield | under 3% | A+ | C− | 33 min | $153,750 |
| Woodland Township | under 3% | A− | B | 34 min | $96,563 |
| Rockford | under 3% | A | B− | 27 min | $94,162 |
| Independence | under 3% | A+ | C | 25 min | $186,597 |
| Marysville Township | under 3% | B | C | 31 min | $97,679 |
| Watertown Township | under 3% | A+ | C | 28 min | $107,500 |
| Minnetrista | under 3% | A | B− | 27 min | $163,051 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Delano. 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?
$112,171 (±$14,610) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Franklin Township?
4.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Franklin Township?
29 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Franklin Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Delano (15%, 2 mi), Minneapolis (9%, 28 mi), Plymouth (5%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Franklin Township walkable?
Franklin Township is more walkable than 28% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 4.6 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Franklin Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% 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. 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.