Photo: DanTD · CC BY-SA 4.0Franklin Square has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Franklin Square report 4,662 jobs, against 15,045 working residents. Only 4% work in Franklin Square; the top destination outside it is New York City (44%, 14 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 35 minutes, where New York has 33 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Franklin Square, in a few figures
Franklin Square and New York City trade workers both ways
New York City is the top workplace for Franklin Square residents (44%) and also where the most people who work in Franklin Square come from (27% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Franklin Square
69% of Franklin Square residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 50% of the jobs based in Franklin Square pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 96% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Franklin Square empties out on a workday
About 21,000 people are in Franklin Square on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than the 31,000 who live here: 14,000 head out to work and 4,000 come in. Day and night ↓
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 the trip to work from Franklin Square ends
Where Franklin Square clocks in
44% of workers
26% 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 Square’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Franklin Square, 2013 → 2023: 4,804 → 4,662. 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 Square’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The workday shuffle in and out of Franklin Square
On a workday 14,398 residents head out to work, 647 work right here, and 4,015 people come in from elsewhere.
About 21,000 people are in Franklin Square on a workday afternoon, 34% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Time on the road from Franklin Square: about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Franklin Square workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 13,465 commuters (the 12% 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.
Miles to work from Franklin Square
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.
How Franklin Square compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Franklin Square workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Square | – | — | — | 35 min | $143,263 |
| Stewart Manor | under 1% | A− | A+ | 40 min | $155,000 |
| Elmont | under 1% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| West Hempstead | under 1% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Garden City South | under 1% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Garden City | under 1% | A+ | A+ | 35 min | $244,152 |
| Malverne Park Oaks | under 1% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| North Valley Stream | under 1% | — | — | 42 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Elmont, West Hempstead, Garden City South, Malverne Park Oaks and North Valley Stream: 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 Square’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 Square: questions
What is the median household income in Franklin Square?
$143,263 (±$10,785) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Franklin Square?
5.6%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Franklin Square?
35 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Franklin Square work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New York City (44%, 14 mi), Hempstead (26%, 6 mi), North Hempstead (11%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Franklin Square without a car?
11% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Franklin Square, from the people who make the trip.
More of Franklin Square
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.