Frankston is a very small town located in the state of Texas. With a population of 1,136 people and two associated neighborhoods, Frankston is the 802nd largest community in Texas.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Frankston is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 40.35% of the Frankston workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Frankston is a town of transportation and shipping workers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Frankston who work in sales jobs (11.06%), office and administrative support (7.38%), and maintenance occupations (6.72%). Also of interest is that Frankston has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.33% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Frankston has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Frankston a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. One downside of living in Frankston is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Frankston, the average commute to work is 32.30 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. As is often the case in a small town, Frankston doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In terms of college education, the citizens of Frankston rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.42% of adults 25 and older in Frankston have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in Frankston in 2022 was $28,549, which is lower middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $114,196 for a family of four. However, Frankston contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Frankston is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Frankston home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Frankston residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Frankston include English, German, Dutch, Irish, and French. The most common language spoken in Frankston is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
