Photo: Mwanner | Talk. Original uploader was Mwanner at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Franklin commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
35 jobs are based in Franklin; 315 of its residents have a job. For jobs and income Franklin is better than 23% of U.S. towns (C−); for walkability it is more walkable than 40% of U.S. towns (C+). Only 2% work in Franklin; the top destination outside it is Harrietstown (25%, 22 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Franklin, in brief
Franklin is a place people come home to
There are 35 jobs based in Franklin, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Franklin has about 860 people in it, 25% 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 ↓
Commutes from Franklin are quick
The average trip to work takes 26 minutes, against 33 across New York. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical New York worker. Time on the road ↓
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 315 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Franklin
Household income holds Franklin’s grade up ($88,456, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 5% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (3.2%) is left out: Franklin’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Franklin could be anywhere from D to B.
Franklin quiets down on a workday
On a workday 310 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 30 people come in from elsewhere.
About 860 people are in Franklin on a workday afternoon, 25% 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.
How far it is to work from Franklin
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.
How long Franklin spends getting to work: about 26 minutes
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 workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 483 commuters (the 9% who work from home are left out). Across New York: 57% drive alone, 25% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
The towns that employ Franklin’s residents
Where Franklin clocks in
25% of workers
15% of workers
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.
66% of the jobs in Franklin pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Franklin, 2014 → 2024: 56 → 35. 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’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Driving is how Franklin gets around
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 7.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 32.9% across New York, on an EPA index of 2.5.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 528 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 households have no vehicle (New York 29.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Franklin’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 3,771 U.S. towns of 800 to 1,500, Franklin comes 2,431st on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 4 | Saddle Rock NY | 1,008 | $176K | 0.8% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,429 | Forest OH | 1,332 | $56K | 11.5% | 2.5% | 6% | C− |
| 2,430 | Gillett WI | 1,276 | $55K | 11.5% | 5.2% | 12% | C− |
| 2,431 | Franklin NY | 1,139 | $88K | 16.8% | 3.2% | 2% | C− |
| 2,432 | McCalmont Township PA | 1,103 | $67K | 14.6% | 6.8% | 3% | C− |
| 2,433 | Britton SD | 1,199 | $63K | 9.0% | 0.0% | 29% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,771 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 1% | 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, the top three, the last and three more from New York.
Franklin and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Brighton (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Franklin workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin | – | C− | C+ | 26 min | $88,456 |
| Black Brook | under 2% | C | D | 32 min | $67,852 |
| Bellmont | under 2% | C− | D | 25 min | $70,250 |
| St. Armand | under 2% | C+ | C | 21 min | $81,221 |
| Brighton | 8% | C | B | 18 min | $65,750 |
| Saranac | under 2% | B− | D− | 22 min | $82,500 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Franklin’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: questions
What is the median household income in Franklin?
$88,456 (±$18,042) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Franklin?
16.8%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Franklin?
26 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Franklin work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Harrietstown (25%, 22 mi), North Elba (15%, 22 mi), Brighton (8%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Franklin walkable?
Franklin is more walkable than 40% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 2.5 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Franklin without a car?
1% 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, from the people who make the trip.
More of Franklin
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.