Work & commute · Franklin

Work & commute in Franklin, KY

About one in 3 of Franklin’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Bowling Green (18%), Portland (5%) and Lexington-Fayette urban county (2%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

34%

1,456 of 4,266 working residents

Typical commute

16 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

18 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 2,810 Franklin residents head out of town to work, 1,456 work right here, and 6,455 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Franklin.

2,810live here, work elsewhere

1,456live and work here

6,455work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Franklin goes to work

Franklin (in town)right here

34%1,456

Bowling Green19.1 mi away

18%747

Portland, TN8.5 mi away

5%219

Lexington-Fayette urban county147.1 mi away

2%83

Gallatin, TN23.8 mi away

2%65

Russellville20.5 mi away

1%53

Orlinda, TN11.7 mi away

1%44

Springfield, TN23.3 mi away

1%40

Hendersonville, TN28.5 mi away

1%40

Owensboro78.1 mi away

1%39

Everywhere elseother towns and states

35%1,480

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.

45%

29%

21%

45%Under 10 mi

29%10–24 mi

6%25–50 mi

21%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Franklin is a job hub

1.85jobs per working resident

A job hub

1.9 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Franklin are

7,911 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

7,911 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)33%

Trade, transport & utilities29%

Services (health, schools, offices…)38%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month55%

Jobs Franklin residents hold

4,266 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)28%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)48%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month54%

+44%

Jobs based in Franklin, 2013 → 2023: 5,475 → 7,911. 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.