Most of Pleasant Township commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Pleasant Township has 71 jobs for 269 working residents. Only 2% stay in Pleasant Township for work; outside it, Macomb is the main destination (19%, 23 miles). Working from home is the commute for 2% of workers (Illinois 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Pleasant Township apart on work
Pleasant Township’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Pleasant Township is Macomb, 23 miles away as the crow flies. 19% of working residents (52) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Pleasant Township is a place people come home to
There are 71 jobs based in Pleasant Township, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Pleasant Township has about 500 people in it, 29% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Pleasant Township workers work from home
Only 2% of workers work from home, against 16% across Illinois. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 269 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Miles to work from Pleasant Township
About 29% 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.
A workday in Pleasant Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 263 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 65 people come in from elsewhere.
About 500 people are in Pleasant Township on a workday afternoon, 29% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
How long Pleasant Township spends getting to work: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pleasant Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 440 commuters (the 2% who work from home are left out). Across Illinois: 78% drive alone, 7% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
The towns that employ Pleasant Township’s residents
Where Pleasant Township clocks in
6% 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.
Most jobs in Pleasant Township are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pleasant Township, 2013 → 2023: 119 → 71. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Pleasant Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Work in the towns next to Pleasant Township
The biggest share goes to Vermont Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pleasant Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Township | – | — | — | 27 min | $66,364 |
| Isabel Township | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Woodland Township | under 2% | — | — | 45 min | — |
| Vermont Township | 3% | — | — | 29 min | — |
| Bernadotte Township | under 2% | — | — | 40 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Isabel Township, Woodland Township, Vermont Township and Bernadotte Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pleasant Township’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 Pleasant Township: questions
What is the median household income in Pleasant Township?
$66,364 (±$13,414) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pleasant Township?
13.3%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pleasant Township?
27 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pleasant Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Macomb (19%, 23 mi), Peoria (7%, 45 mi), Canton (6%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pleasant Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pleasant Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pleasant Township
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.