Work & commute · Franklinton

Work & commute in Franklinton, LA

About one in 5 of Franklinton’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are New Orleans (8%), Bogalusa (5%) and Covington (5%). Half commute less than 27 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

22%

300 of 1,339 working residents

Typical commute

27 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

29 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 1,039 Franklinton residents head out of town to work, 300 work right here, and 2,823 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Franklinton.

1,039live here, work elsewhere

300live and work here

2,823work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Franklinton goes to work

Franklinton (in town)right here

22%300

New Orleans56.4 mi away

8%102

Bogalusa17.6 mi away

5%66

Covington25.5 mi away

5%64

Hammond29.9 mi away

3%46

Baton Rouge64.9 mi away

3%44

Metairie58.9 mi away

3%34

Elmwood61.8 mi away

2%22

Mandeville32.6 mi away

1%20

Slidell44.3 mi away

1%17

Everywhere elseother towns and states

47%624

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

How far

How far Franklinton commutes

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

28%

15%

23%

34%

28%Under 10 mi

15%10–24 mi

23%25–50 mi

34%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Franklinton is a job hub

2.33jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Franklinton are

3,123 jobs are based in Franklinton. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Franklinton’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Franklinton

3,123 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)7%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)76%

$1,250 a month or less22%

$1,251–$3,333 a month38%

Over $3,333 a month40%

Jobs Franklinton residents hold

1,339 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)16%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)64%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month37%

Over $3,333 a month45%

−5%

Jobs based in Franklinton, 2013 → 2023: 3,289 → 3,123. 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.