Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Franklin Township works elsewhere
There are 347 jobs in Franklin Township; 1,605 of its residents have a job. Jobs and income earn Franklin Township C; getting around on foot earns it C. Only 8% work in Franklin Township; the top destination outside it is Cincinnati (11%, 31 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Franklin Township apart on work
Franklin Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 44 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 337 hours of commuting, 161 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Franklin Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Franklin Township is Cincinnati, 31 miles away as the crow flies. 11% of working residents (173) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Franklin Township is a place people come home to
There are 347 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 2,500 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. 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.
The four measures behind Franklin Township’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Franklin Township is better than 30% of U.S. towns, #822 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment holds Franklin Township’s grade up (2.3%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 15% of U.S. towns).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Franklin Township could be anywhere from D to B.
A commute of about 44 minutes in Franklin Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Franklin Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,227 commuters (the 12% who work from home are left out). Across Ohio: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Franklin Township
About 17% 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Who commutes out of Franklin Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 1,481 residents head out to work, 124 work right here, and 223 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,500 people are in Franklin Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
Commuting out of Franklin Township: the destinations
Where Franklin Township clocks in
11% 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.
Jobs in Franklin Township: what the 347 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Franklin Township, 2013 → 2023: 456 → 347. 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.
The commute in Franklin Township is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Franklin Township is more walkable than 29% of U.S. towns, #685 of 993 in Ohio. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.7% across Ohio, on an EPA index of 4.7.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,400 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 7.1% of Franklin Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Franklin Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Franklin Township is 3,198th among 4,430 U.S. towns of 2,600 to 5,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 44 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
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| 52 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
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| 55 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
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| 3,196 | Savanna Township IL | 3,324 | $50K | 16.6% | 1.4% | 27% | C |
| 3,197 | Denmark NY | 2,619 | $63K | 16.7% | 2.2% | 5% | C |
| 3,198 | Franklin Township OH | 3,768 | $63K | 19.1% | 2.3% | 8% | C |
| 3,199 | Prescott AR | 2,949 | $48K | 20.9% | 0.0% | 34% | C |
| 3,200 | Buhl ID | 4,801 | $56K | 7.6% | 5.4% | 15% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 4,430 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Ohio.
Franklin Township and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Franklin Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Township | – | C | C | 44 min | $63,406 |
| Washington Township | under 3% | D | D | 48 min | $56,726 |
| Tate Township | under 3% | B− | C | 37 min | $78,429 |
| Chilo | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Lewis Township | under 3% | D | D− | 37 min | $70,000 |
Same-state neighbors only. Chilo: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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?
$63,406 (±$12,775) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Franklin Township?
19.1%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Franklin Township?
44 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Franklin Township work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cincinnati (11%, 31 mi), Union Township (5%, 22 mi), Felicity (4%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Franklin Township walkable?
Franklin Township is more walkable than 29% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 4.7 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 7% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
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.