Photo: Jared Kofsky/PlaceNJ.com · CC BY-SA 4.0Frankford Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Measured by household income, Frankford Township is ahead of 87% of U.S. towns. There are 1,406 jobs in Frankford Township for 2,568 working residents. Frankford Township grades B+ for jobs and income and C for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Frankford Township
Inside Frankford Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Frankford Township is better than 74% of U.S. towns, #291 of 468 in New Jersey. The poverty rate holds Frankford Township’s grade up (3.0%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down (5.0%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Frankford Township could be anywhere from B to A.
5% of working residents work in Sparta Township
Where Frankford Township clocks in
5% of workers
5% 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.
Frankford Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 2,362 residents head out to work, 206 work right here, and 1,200 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,200 people are in Frankford Township on a workday afternoon, 22% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The kinds of work in Frankford Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Frankford Township, 2014 → 2024: 1,247 → 1,406. 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 Frankford Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Frankford Township: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Frankford Township workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,281 commuters (the 13% who work from home are left out). Across New Jersey: 75% drive alone, 10% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Half of Frankford Township commutes less than 25 miles
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.
Few in Frankford Township walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Frankford Township is more walkable than 25% of U.S. towns, #456 of 468 in New Jersey. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 13.2% across New Jersey.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,607 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). 2.8% of Frankford Township households have no vehicle (New Jersey 11.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Frankford Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Frankford Township places 1,027th of 3,488 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 3,800 to 7,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| 4 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 11 | Hainesport Township NJ | 6,197 | $143K | 2.1% | 0.0% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,025 | Salem Township PA | 4,092 | $79K | 6.2% | 0.0% | 12% | B+ |
| 1,026 | Munroe Falls OH | 4,973 | $81K | 7.3% | 3.7% | 2% | B+ |
| 1,027 | Frankford Township NJ | 5,368 | $117K | 3.0% | 5.0% | 8% | B+ |
| 1,028 | Springfield Township PA | 6,186 | $122K | 9.2% | 4.0% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,029 | Indian River Shores FL | 4,467 | $156K | 6.7% | 2.1% | 5% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,488 | 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 Frankford Township, the top three, the last and three more from New Jersey.
Frankford Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Hampton Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Frankford Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankford Township | – | B+ | C | 32 min | $117,286 |
| Sandyston Township | under 2% | B+ | C− | 33 min | $104,219 |
| Hampton Township | 4% | B | C+ | 31 min | $109,676 |
| Wantage Township | 2% | B | C+ | 36 min | $99,599 |
| Lafayette Township | under 2% | A− | C+ | 33 min | $129,038 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Frankford 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 Frankford Township: questions
What is the median household income in Frankford Township?
$117,286 (±$9,215) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Frankford Township?
3.0%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Frankford Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Frankford Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sparta Township (5%, 10 mi), Newton (5%, 8 mi), New York City (4%, 54 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Frankford Township walkable?
Frankford Township is more walkable than 25% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.6 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Frankford 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 Frankford Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Frankford 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.