Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFranklin Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers (Ohio 13%). There are 25 jobs in Franklin Township, against 125 working residents. Hardly any work in Franklin Township itself; outside it, Woodsfield draws the most (10%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Franklin Township
On a workday 125 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 25 people come in from elsewhere.
About 260 people are in Franklin Township on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
Where the trip to work from Franklin Township ends
Where Franklin Township clocks in
10% of workers
9% 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.
80% of the jobs in Franklin Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Franklin Township, 2013 → 2023: 125 → 25. 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 daily trip from Franklin Township: about 34 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 Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 171 commuters (the 0% 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.
Where in the region Franklin Township works
About 19% 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.
The towns around Franklin Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Franklin Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Township | – | — | — | 34 min | $57,969 |
| Summit Township | under 3% | — | — | 38 min | — |
| Bethel Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Elk Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Wayne Township | under 3% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Stock Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Washington Township | under 3% | — | — | 45 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Summit Township, Bethel Township, Elk Township, Wayne Township, Stock Township and Washington Township: 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?
$57,969 (±$35,296) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Franklin Township?
5.8%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Franklin Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Franklin Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Woodsfield (10%, 9 mi), Marietta (9%, 23 mi), Center Township (5%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Franklin Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% 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.