Photo: Bleak23 · CC BY-SA 3.0New Franklin has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in New Franklin report 1,541 jobs, against 6,384 working residents. For jobs and income New Franklin is better than 76% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 27% of U.S. towns (C). Only 5% work in New Franklin itself; outside it, Akron draws the most (21%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: New Franklin in brief
Where New Franklin’s Jobs & income grade comes from
Job access by car is its strongest input; unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (4.0%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, New Franklin could be anywhere from B to A.
The daily commute in and out of New Franklin
On a workday 6,053 residents head out to work, 331 work right here, and 1,210 people come in from elsewhere.
About 9,000 people are in New Franklin on a workday afternoon, 35% 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 New Franklin ends
Where New Franklin clocks in
21% of workers
6% 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.
What New Franklin’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in New Franklin, 2013 → 2023: 1,585 → 1,541. 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 New Franklin’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long New Franklin spends getting to work: 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 New Franklin workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,148 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.
Miles to work from New Franklin
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.
New Franklin is a driving town
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 6,965 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). 2.2% of New Franklin households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of New Franklin’s commuters take a bus or train.
How New Franklin ranks: 800th of 2,227 U.S. towns of 10,000 to 19,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | Jerome Township OH | 11,237 | $176K | 0.4% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 798 | Monclova Township OH | 14,871 | $118K | 4.3% | 6.2% | 6% | A− |
| 799 | McCalla AL | 13,253 | $87K | 6.3% | 3.8% | 3% | A− |
| 800 | New Franklin OH | 13,873 | $90K | 6.1% | 4.0% | 5% | A− |
| 801 | Perkins Township OH | 12,302 | $77K | 5.7% | 2.0% | 18% | A− |
| 802 | Lower Swatara Township PA | 10,043 | $87K | 9.0% | 3.1% | 9% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,227 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 New Franklin, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
New Franklin and its neighbors: 12% work next door
The biggest share goes to Green (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | New Franklin workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Franklin | – | A− | C | 25 min | $90,244 |
| Norton | 2% | A− | C | 23 min | $90,464 |
| Barberton | 4% | C+ | B+ | 22 min | $52,267 |
| Green | 6% | A− | C+ | 24 min | $95,047 |
| Clinton | under 2% | A− | C− | 24 min | $76,689 |
| Lawrence Township | under 2% | B+ | C+ | 26 min | $77,568 |
| Coventry Township | under 2% | B− | C+ | 21 min | $74,346 |
| Chippewa Township | under 2% | A− | C | 23 min | $80,440 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of New Franklin’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 New Franklin: questions
What is the median household income in New Franklin?
$90,244 (±$8,077) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in New Franklin?
6.1%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from New Franklin?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in New Franklin work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Akron (21%, 9 mi), Green (6%, 6 mi), Jackson Township (4%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is New Franklin walkable?
New Franklin is more walkable than 27% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.5 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around New Franklin without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from New Franklin, from the people who make the trip.
More of New Franklin
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.