Franklin Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each
Household incomes here are lower than in 82% of U.S. towns. Employers in Franklin Township report 417 jobs for 828 working residents. The two grades for Franklin Township are D− for jobs and income and D for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Franklin Township and work: the main findings
Franklin Township and Jackson trade workers both ways
Jackson is the top workplace for Franklin Township residents (17%) and also where the most people who work in Franklin Township come from (12% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Franklin Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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; with 828 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Income, poverty and work: Franklin Township’s grade explained
On income, poverty and job access, Franklin Township is better than 4% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Franklin Township’s grade up ($54,333, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate pulls it down (35.7%, U.S. 12.5%).
Unemployment (0.0%) is left out: Franklin Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Franklin Township could be anywhere from D− to C−.
17% of working residents work in Jackson
Where Franklin Township clocks in
6% of workers
5% 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.
Getting to work from Franklin Township takes about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 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 569 commuters (the 19% 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.
Franklin Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 811 residents head out to work, 17 work right here, and 400 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,900 people are in Franklin Township on a workday afternoon, 18% 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.
The kinds of work in Franklin Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Franklin Township, 2013 → 2023: 278 → 417. 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.
How far Franklin Township goes to work
About 25% 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.
In Franklin Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Franklin Township is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Franklin Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 704 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). 17.8% 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.
U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,100, and where Franklin Township sits
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 19 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
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| 28 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
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| 32 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
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| 5,010 | Marion Township OH | 2,260 | $45K | 27.3% | 5.9% | 6% | D− |
| 5,011 | Clinton Township OH | 1,804 | $47K | 23.0% | 3.1% | 5% | D− |
| 5,012 | Franklin Township OH | 2,306 | $54K | 35.7% | 0.0% | 2% | D− |
| 5,013 | Abbeville AL | 2,378 | $32K | 21.7% | 6.4% | 22% | D− |
| 5,014 | Union MS | 2,007 | $45K | 31.7% | 8.3% | 11% | D− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,328 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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.
Bordering towns draw 24% of Franklin Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Jackson (17%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Franklin Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Township | – | D− | D | 32 min | $54,333 |
| Jackson | 17% | C | A− | 16 min | $53,538 |
| Scioto Township | under 3% | C+ | D− | 31 min | $73,485 |
| Lick Township | 5% | C | C− | 23 min | $46,078 |
| Bloomfield Township | under 3% | C− | D− | 38 min | $48,397 |
| Jefferson Township | 2% | C | B− | 42 min | $54,773 |
| Madison Township | under 3% | B− | D | 31 min | $71,288 |
Same-state neighbors only. 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?
$54,333 (±$14,196) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Franklin Township?
35.7%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Franklin Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Franklin Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jackson (17%, 4 mi), Oak Hill (6%, 7 mi), Wellston (5%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Franklin Township walkable?
Franklin Township is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.7 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Franklin Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 18% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
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.