Work & commute · Franklin

Work & commute in Franklin, IN

About one in 5 of Franklin’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Franklin (22%), Center (11%) and Greenwood (8%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

21%

2,020 of 9,725 working residents

Typical commute

18 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

26 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

11%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 7,705 Franklin residents head out of town to work, 2,020 work right here, and 10,403 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Franklin.

7,705live here, work elsewhere

2,020live and work here

10,403work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Franklin goes to work

Franklin2.4 mi away

22%2,149

Center20.3 mi away

11%1,044

Greenwood8.3 mi away

8%755

Perry13.7 mi away

4%364

Wayne21.9 mi away

3%326

Columbus21.2 mi away

3%286

Washington27.2 mi away

3%284

Pike28.6 mi away

3%274

Warren20.5 mi away

3%261

Franklin14.1 mi away

2%229

Everywhere elseother towns and states

39%3,753

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Franklin commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

35%

37%

18%

35%Under 10 mi

37%10–24 mi

18%25–50 mi

9%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Franklin is balanced between jobs and homes

1.28jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.28 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Franklin are

12,423 jobs are based in Franklin. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Franklin’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Franklin

12,423 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)23%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)58%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month53%

Jobs Franklin residents hold

9,725 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)20%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)58%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month26%

Over $3,333 a month59%

+7%

Jobs based in Franklin, 2013 → 2023: 11,572 → 12,423. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.