Photo: PopePompus · CC BY-SA 4.0How Pleasanton works: jobs, income and commuting
The trip to work takes 64 minutes on average, next to 20 for Iowa and 26 for the U.S. 0% of workers work from home (Iowa 11%). Hardly any stay in Pleasanton for work; outside it, Osceola is the main destination (21%, 31 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Pleasanton
On a workday 14 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 19 people are in Pleasanton on a workday afternoon, 42% fewer than live here.
0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where people from Pleasanton work
Where Pleasanton clocks in
21% of workers
14% of workers
7% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
The daily trip from Pleasanton: about 64 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 20.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pleasanton workers work from home, vs 11% across Iowa. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 27 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across Iowa: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Pleasanton’s commute, mile by mile
About 43% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
How Pleasanton compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pleasanton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasanton | – | — | — | 64 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pleasanton’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Pleasanton: questions
What is the poverty rate in Pleasanton?
0.0%, against 11.1% across Iowa and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pleasanton?
64 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Iowa and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pleasanton work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Osceola (21%, 31 mi), West Des Moines (14%, 67 mi), Orlando (7%, 1093 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pleasanton without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pleasanton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pleasanton
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.