Photo: Aesopposea · CC BY-SA 3.0Household incomes in Franklin Township are lower than in 95% of U.S. towns
11.9% of residents are in poverty, where Ohio as a whole has 13.3%. Jobs and income earn Franklin Township D; getting around on foot earns it D−. 0% of workers work from home, where Ohio as a whole has 13%.
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 is a place people come home to
There are 32 jobs based in Franklin Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Franklin Township has about 890 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Franklin Township workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 573 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The figures behind Franklin Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, Franklin Township is better than 12% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Franklin Township’s grade up; household income pulls it down ($41,319, U.S. $80,734).
Unemployment (5.4%) is left out: Franklin Township’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 Township could be anywhere from D− to B−.
The daily commute in and out of Franklin Township
On a workday 573 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 32 people come in from elsewhere.
About 890 people are in Franklin Township on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.
0.06 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 Township: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 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 349 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.
22% of working residents work in Chillicothe
Where Franklin Township clocks in
22% of workers
9% 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.
The 32 jobs based in Franklin Township
32 jobs are based in Franklin Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Franklin Township, 2013 → 2023: 79 → 32. 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’s workers travel
About 29% 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.
Getting around Franklin Township: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Franklin Township is near the bottom 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 349 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). 7.5% 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.
How Franklin Township ranks: 4,644th of 5,877 U.S. towns of 1,000 to 1,900
| # | 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% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 28 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 51 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 62 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,642 | Campbell Township IN | 1,119 | $72K | 22.9% | 2.6% | 1% | D |
| 4,643 | Koylton Township MI | 1,471 | $65K | 15.0% | 8.2% | 6% | D |
| 4,644 | Franklin Township OH | 1,432 | $41K | 11.9% | 5.4% | 0% | D |
| 4,645 | Mikes TX | 1,688 | $49K | 19.8% | 2.9% | <1% | D |
| 4,646 | Anderson Island WA | 1,448 | $80K | 23.1% | 0.0% | 4% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 5,877 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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.
Next door to Franklin Township
The biggest share goes to Liberty Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Franklin Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Township | – | D | D− | 25 min | $41,319 |
| Jefferson Township | under 2% | C | D− | 23 min | $63,969 |
| Scioto Township | 3% | C− | B | 22 min | $54,652 |
| Liberty Township | 4% | D | D | 31 min | $64,135 |
| Huntington Township | 2% | C− | D− | 29 min | $65,350 |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Jackson Township: 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?
$41,319 (±$14,907) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Franklin Township?
11.9%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Franklin Township?
25 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 Chillicothe (22%, 10 mi), Columbus (9%, 53 mi), Green Township (8%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Franklin Township walkable?
Franklin Township is near the bottom of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.2 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 8% 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.