Work & commute · Franklin

Work & commute in Franklin, TN

About one in 3 of Franklin’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Brentwood (8%), Memphis (2%) and Murfreesboro (2%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

31%

11,357 of 37,200 working residents

Typical commute

14 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

24 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

30%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 25,843 Franklin residents head out of town to work, 11,357 work right here, and 74,615 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Franklin.

25,843live here, work elsewhere

11,357live and work here

74,615work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Franklin goes to work

Franklin (in town)right here

31%11,357

Brentwood7.2 mi away

8%3,021

Memphis183.9 mi away

2%691

Murfreesboro24.5 mi away

2%682

Smyrna18.5 mi away

2%609

Berry Hill15 mi away

1%482

Chattanooga107.6 mi away

1%407

Knoxville162.4 mi away

1%337

Columbia22.7 mi away

1%313

Spring Hill12.3 mi away

1%306

Everywhere elseother towns and states

51%18,995

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.

41%

43%

11%

41%Under 10 mi

43%10–24 mi

6%25–50 mi

11%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Franklin is a job hub

2.31jobs 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 Franklin are

85,972 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

85,972 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)9%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)74%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month20%

Over $3,333 a month67%

Jobs Franklin residents hold

37,200 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)9%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)74%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month16%

Over $3,333 a month70%

+49%

Jobs based in Franklin, 2013 → 2023: 57,674 → 85,972. 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.