Trinity Hall · Photo: Wjmoore17 · CC BY 3.0Fewer people are out of work in North Franklin Township (1.3%) than in 92% of U.S. towns
Working from home is the commute for 9% of workers (Pennsylvania 16%). North Franklin Township grades B+ for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. Only 6% work in North Franklin Township; the top destination outside it is Washington (13%, 2 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in North Franklin Township
How North Franklin Township earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, North Franklin Township is better than 75% of U.S. towns, #394 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. Unemployment is its strongest input; household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($76,563, U.S. $80,734). 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, North Franklin Township could be anywhere from B− to A.
The workday shuffle in and out of North Franklin Township
On a workday 1,852 residents head out to work, 127 work right here, and 1,779 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.96 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from North Franklin Township ends
Where North Franklin Township clocks in
13% of workers
8% of workers
6% 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 work there is in North Franklin Township: 1,906 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Franklin Township, 2014 → 2024: 1,887 → 1,906. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs North Franklin Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 22 minutes each way, quicker than most of Pennsylvania
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Franklin Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,999 commuters (the 9% 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.
Half of North Franklin Township commutes less than 14 miles
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
North Franklin Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, North Franklin Township is more walkable than 45% of U.S. towns, #653 of 1,035 in Pennsylvania. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.6% across Pennsylvania, on an EPA index of 6.1.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,199 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). 10.5% of North Franklin Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of North Franklin Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
1,018th of 3,867: where North Franklin Township ranks among U.S. towns of 3,300 to 6,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
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| 25 | Wallace Township PA | 3,759 | $183K | 1.9% | 0.0% | 5% | A+ |
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| 31 | Edgmont Township PA | 4,706 | $137K | 2.4% | 1.1% | 4% | A+ |
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| 68 | Pocopson Township PA | 4,480 | $230K | 1.3% | 2.2% | 4% | A+ |
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| 1,016 | Monroe Township IN | 3,558 | $92K | 5.4% | 3.0% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,017 | Van Buren Township IN | 4,324 | $73K | 4.7% | 2.2% | 8% | B+ |
| 1,018 | North Franklin Township PA | 4,726 | $77K | 9.0% | 1.3% | 6% | B+ |
| 1,019 | Scott Township PA | 4,736 | $93K | 5.9% | 3.5% | 9% | B+ |
| 1,020 | Mount Olive AL | 3,567 | $82K | 12.1% | 1.2% | 1% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,867 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 North Franklin Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
22% of North Franklin Township works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Franklin Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Franklin Township | – | B+ | C+ | 22 min | $76,563 |
| Washington | 13% | C− | A | 19 min | $52,975 |
| Canton Township | 3% | C− | C | 25 min | $60,680 |
| Amwell Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 25 min | $77,895 |
| South Franklin Township | under 2% | A | C− | 25 min | $89,318 |
| South Strabane Township | 6% | B+ | C | 21 min | $87,847 |
| Buffalo Township | under 2% | A− | C− | 25 min | $93,649 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Washington. Darker towns draw more of North 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 2024, 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 North Franklin Township: questions
What is the median household income in North Franklin Township?
$76,563 (±$11,927) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Franklin Township?
9.0%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Franklin Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Franklin Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (13%, 2 mi), Pittsburgh (8%, 25 mi), South Strabane Township (6%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is North Franklin Township walkable?
North Franklin Township is more walkable than 45% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 6.1 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around North Franklin Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from North Franklin Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Franklin Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.