Franklin has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Employers in Franklin report 101 jobs; 273 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Franklin; the top destination outside it is Plain (12%, 2 miles). Commuters spend 37 minutes getting to work on average, where Wisconsin has 22 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Franklin
The trip to work from Franklin: about 37 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Franklin workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 319 commuters (the 12% who work from home are left out). Across Wisconsin: 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.
Who commutes out of Franklin, and who commutes in
On a workday 271 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 99 people come in from elsewhere.
About 480 people are in Franklin on a workday afternoon, 26% 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 people from Franklin work
Where Franklin clocks in
12% of workers
11% of workers
7% 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.
Making and building: 68% of jobs based in Franklin
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Franklin, 2014 → 2024: 158 → 101. 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 Franklin’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Franklin 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns around Franklin
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Franklin workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin | – | — | — | 37 min | $106,667 |
| Bear Creek | under 3% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Honey Creek | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Spring Green | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Troy | under 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Westfield | under 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bear Creek and Honey Creek: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Spring Green, Troy and Westfield: the same communities as the places of those names, graded once. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of 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 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 Franklin: questions
What is the median household income in Franklin?
$106,667 (±$10,551) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Franklin?
2.3%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Franklin?
37 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Franklin work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Plain (12%, 2 mi), Madison (11%, 34 mi), Reedsburg (7%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Franklin without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Franklin, from the people who make the trip.
More of Franklin
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.