With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Franklin Park works elsewhere
Employers in Franklin Park report 1,396 jobs for 6,800 working residents. Only 1% work in Franklin Park itself; outside it, Franklin Township draws the most (9%, 2 miles). Commuters spend 31 minutes getting to work on average, next to 31 for New Jersey and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Franklin Park: the gist
No single place dominates Franklin Park’s commute
The biggest draw, New Brunswick, gets only 6% of working residents, and 58% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Franklin Park residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Franklin Park has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Franklin Park went from 828 in 2014 to 1,396 in 2024, +69%. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Commuting out of Franklin Park: the destinations
Where Franklin Park clocks in
9% of workers
6% of workers
6% 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.
What Franklin Park’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Franklin Park, 2014 → 2024: 828 → 1,396. 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 Park’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How a workday changes Franklin Park
On a workday 6,703 residents head out to work, 97 work right here, and 1,299 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7,800 people are in Franklin Park on a workday afternoon, 41% 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.
A commute of about 31 minutes in Franklin Park
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Franklin Park workers work from home, vs 17% across New Jersey. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,663 commuters (the 21% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Franklin Park
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.
The towns around Franklin Park
The biggest share goes to South Brunswick Township (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Franklin Park workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Park | – | — | — | 31 min | $114,946 |
| Six Mile Run | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Ten Mile Run | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| Pleasant Plains | under 3% | — | — | 59 min | — |
| Kendall Park | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| North Brunswick Township | 3% | A− | A | 29 min | $120,764 |
| South Brunswick Township | 5% | A | A− | 34 min | $150,933 |
Same-state neighbors only. Six Mile Run, Ten Mile Run, Pleasant Plains and Kendall Park: Census-designated places inside larger towns, graded as part of them. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Franklin Park’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 Park: questions
What is the median household income in Franklin Park?
$114,946 (±$7,221) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $103,556 across New Jersey and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Franklin Park?
11.0%, against 9.7% across New Jersey and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Franklin Park?
31 minutes each way on average, against 31 across New Jersey and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Franklin Park work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Franklin Township (9%, 2 mi), New Brunswick (6%, 6 mi), New York City (6%, 35 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Franklin Park without a car?
6% 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 Park, from the people who make the trip.
More of Franklin Park
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.