Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWest Franklin Township has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The two grades for West Franklin Township are C+ for jobs and income and C− for walkability. Employers in West Franklin Township report 238 jobs for 819 working residents. Only 3% stay in West Franklin Township for work; outside it, East Franklin Township is the main destination (6%, 5 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in West Franklin Township: the figures worth knowing
How West Franklin Township earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, West Franklin Township is better than 39% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds West Franklin Township’s grade up (8.7%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 32% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (2.4%) is left out: West Franklin Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, West Franklin Township could be anywhere from C− to B.
A workday in West Franklin Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 792 residents head out to work, 27 work right here, and 211 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in West Franklin Township 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from West Franklin Township ends
Where West Franklin Township clocks in
6% of workers
6% 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.
57% of the jobs in West Franklin Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Franklin Township, 2014 → 2024: 193 → 238. 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 West Franklin Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 27 minutes each way for West Franklin Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Franklin Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 793 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.
How far it is to work from West Franklin Township
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.
West Franklin Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, West Franklin Township is more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 8.6% across Pennsylvania, on an EPA index of 4.4.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 871 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). 2.4% of West Franklin Township households have no vehicle (Pennsylvania 10.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of West Franklin Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, West Franklin Township is 2,647th of 5,381 U.S. towns of 1,200 to 2,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 2 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Hewlett Harbor NY | 1,332 | $250K | 1.9% | 7.2% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 11 | Bryn Athyn PA | 1,304 | $143K | 0.3% | 2.6% | 17% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 36 | Edgeworth PA | 1,611 | $203K | 3.0% | 3.9% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 58 | West Conshohocken PA | 1,498 | $139K | 5.0% | 1.6% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,645 | Perryopolis PA | 1,599 | $61K | 12.0% | 4.7% | 9% | C+ |
| 2,646 | Kiantone NY | 1,351 | $81K | 14.2% | 11.0% | 4% | C+ |
| 2,647 | West Franklin Township PA | 1,655 | $68K | 8.7% | 2.4% | 3% | C+ |
| 2,648 | Quincy CA | 1,317 | $89K | 9.2% | 14.1% | 21% | C+ |
| 2,649 | Manning IA | 1,375 | $73K | 7.4% | 0.7% | 21% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,381 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 7% | 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 West Franklin Township, the top three, the last and three more from Pennsylvania.
How West Franklin Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Franklin Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Franklin Township | – | C+ | C− | 27 min | $67,961 |
| East Franklin Township | 6% | B+ | C− | 23 min | $98,025 |
| Clearfield Township | under 2% | B+ | D− | 25 min | $88,095 |
| North Buffalo Township | under 2% | C+ | C | 36 min | $75,799 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to East Franklin Township. Darker towns draw more of West 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 West Franklin Township: questions
What is the median household income in West Franklin Township?
$67,961 (±$14,547) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Franklin Township?
8.7%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Franklin Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in West Franklin Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are East Franklin Township (6%, 5 mi), Pittsburgh (6%, 33 mi), Butler Township (5%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is West Franklin Township walkable?
West Franklin Township is more walkable than 15% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 4.4 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around West Franklin 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 West Franklin Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of West 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.