Frankstown Township has lower unemployment (0.8%) than 96% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Frankstown Township A−; getting around on foot earns it D. 7% of workers work from home, where Pennsylvania as a whole has 16%. Only 4% stay in Frankstown Township for work; outside it, Altoona is the main destination (21%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Frankstown Township: the figures worth knowing
Frankstown Township and Altoona trade workers both ways
Altoona is the top workplace for Frankstown Township residents (21%) and also where the most people who work in Frankstown Township come from (17% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Frankstown Township than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Frankstown Township fell from 1,223 in 2013 to 771 in 2023, −37%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Frankstown Township is a place people come home to
There are 771 jobs based in Frankstown Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Frankstown Township has about 5,300 people in it, 29% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Frankstown Township are quick
The average trip to work takes 20 minutes, against 26 across Pennsylvania. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Pennsylvania 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.
What’s behind Frankstown Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Frankstown Township is better than 83% of U.S. towns, #264 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Unemployment is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 52% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Frankstown Township could be anywhere from B+ to A.
Where Frankstown Township goes to work
Where Frankstown Township clocks in
21% 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.
A place that makes things: 32% of Frankstown Township’s jobs are in goods
771 jobs are based in Frankstown Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Frankstown Township, 2013 → 2023: 1,223 → 771. 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 Frankstown Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Frankstown Township by day and by night
On a workday 2,821 residents head out to work, 123 work right here, and 648 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,300 people are in Frankstown Township on a workday afternoon, 29% fewer than live here.
0.26 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.
Commuting from Frankstown Township: about 20 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Frankstown Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,067 commuters (the 7% who work from home are left out). Across Pennsylvania: 81% drive alone, 4% 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 Frankstown Township works
About 20% 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.
Driving is how Frankstown Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Frankstown Township is more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns, #978 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Both inputs place Frankstown 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 3,282 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). 1.5% of Frankstown Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Frankstown Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Frankstown Township next to U.S. towns of 5,200 to 10,000: 692nd of 3,083 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
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| 23 | West Vincent Township PA | 6,885 | $203K | 1.4% | 0.8% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 58 | Bethel Township PA | 9,774 | $177K | 1.8% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 68 | Upper Nazareth Township PA | 8,521 | $122K | 1.2% | 0.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 690 | Washington Township PA | 6,789 | $84K | 7.5% | 1.2% | 7% | A− |
| 691 | Williams Township PA | 6,699 | $116K | 3.0% | 5.2% | 4% | A− |
| 692 | Frankstown Township PA | 7,423 | $98K | 7.1% | 0.8% | 4% | A− |
| 693 | Deer Park OH | 5,557 | $83K | 9.7% | 1.6% | 2% | A− |
| 694 | Sappington MO | 7,367 | $78K | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,083 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Frankstown Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
22% of Frankstown Township works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Hollidaysburg (10%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Frankstown Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankstown Township | – | A− | D | 20 min | $97,714 |
| Hollidaysburg | 10% | B+ | A | 16 min | $69,458 |
| Blair Township | 3% | A− | B− | 20 min | $85,227 |
| Woodbury Township | under 2% | C+ | B− | 29 min | $76,845 |
| Huston Township | under 2% | B+ | C+ | 22 min | $108,958 |
| Taylor Township | under 2% | B+ | C+ | 19 min | $78,950 |
| Tyrone Township | under 2% | C+ | C+ | 24 min | $91,667 |
| Catharine Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Allegheny Township | 9% | C+ | C+ | 20 min | $58,375 |
Same-state neighbors only. Catharine Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Frankstown 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 Frankstown Township: questions
What is the median household income in Frankstown Township?
$97,714 (±$10,119) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Frankstown Township?
7.1%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Frankstown Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Frankstown Township work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Altoona (21%, 6 mi), Hollidaysburg (10%, 5 mi), Allegheny Township (9%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Frankstown Township walkable?
Frankstown Township is more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.1 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Frankstown Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Frankstown Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Frankstown 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.