About two in five of Pleasant Township’s working residents commute to Indianapolis
Jobs & income A−: better than 82% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #96 of 593 in Indiana.
Walkability B−: more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns · #243 of 593 in Indiana.
Household incomes here are higher than in 61% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 25 minutes each way (Indiana 24, U.S. 26). About one in seven work in Pleasant Township; the top destination outside it is Indianapolis (42%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Pleasant Township
Much of Pleasant Township works one town over
59% of working residents work in a town that borders Pleasant Township: Indianapolis (42%), Greenwood (16%) and White River Township (1%). Next door ↓
Pleasant Township trades workers with the towns around it
Pleasant Township has about as many jobs (31,421) as working residents (29,223), but they are mostly different people: 24,353 residents leave for work each day while 26,551 people come in. Only 15% of the jobs in Pleasant Township are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Pleasant Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Pleasant Township went from 20,673 in 2013 to 31,421 in 2023, +52%. The jobs ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
45% of the jobs in Pleasant Township are in trade, transport and utilities, against 26% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
What’s behind Pleasant Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Pleasant Township is better than 82% of U.S. towns, #96 of 593 in Indiana. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 85% of U.S. towns); household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($84,437, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Pleasant Township could be anywhere from B+ to A.
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 24,353 residents head out to work, 4,870 work right here, and 26,551 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.08 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
What the 31,421 jobs in Pleasant Township are
31,421 jobs are based in Pleasant Township. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Pleasant Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pleasant Township, 2013 → 2023: 20,673 → 31,421. 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.
42% of working residents work in Indianapolis
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Pleasant Township clocks in
42% of workers
16% of workers
5% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
About 25 minutes each way, about the IN average
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pleasant Township workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 29,286 commuters (the 12% who work from home are left out). Across Indiana: 85% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Half of Pleasant Township commutes less than 13 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Most trips from Pleasant Township start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Pleasant Township is more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns, #243 of 593 in Indiana. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.3% across Indiana.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 33,432 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 1% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 54% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.7% of Pleasant Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Pleasant Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Pleasant Township is 176th of 645 U.S. towns of 48,000 to 92,000 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Pleasant Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
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| 9 | Fall Creek Township IN | 75,188 | $146K | 3.2% | 2.4% | 9% | A+ |
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| 18 | Westfield IN | 66,258 | $123K | 3.6% | 2.8% | 10% | A+ |
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| 28 | Westfield Washington Township IN | 70,020 | $121K | 4.4% | 2.8% | 11% | A |
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| 174 | Clarkstown NY | 89,659 | $137K | 6.5% | 5.8% | 19% | A− |
| 175 | Piscataway Township NJ | 62,253 | $128K | 4.0% | 8.0% | 9% | A− |
| 176 | Pleasant Township IN | 68,110 | $84K | 7.8% | 2.6% | 17% | A− |
| 177 | Lake Forest CA | 86,333 | $135K | 8.5% | 4.9% | 8% | A− |
| 178 | Union City CA | 65,282 | $134K | 7.2% | 5.3% | 8% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 645 | Albany GA | 66,907 | $47K | 27.5% | 11.2% | 51% | D |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
59% of Pleasant Township works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Indianapolis (42%). Darker towns draw more of Pleasant Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pleasant Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Township | – | A− | B− | 25 min | $84,437 |
| Clark Township | under 1% | A+ | D− | 31 min | $138,234 |
| Franklin Township | under 1% | B+ | B− | 26 min | $82,608 |
| Greenwood | 16% | A− | B | 25 min | $83,608 |
| Indianapolis | 42% | B− | A− | 25 min | $66,307 |
| White River Township | 1% | A | C+ | 28 min | $105,130 |
| Perry Township | under 1% | B | B+ | 25 min | $66,897 |
| Franklin Township | under 1% | A− | C | 26 min | $97,383 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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?
$84,437 (±$4,162) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pleasant Township?
7.8%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pleasant Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pleasant Township work?
17% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Indianapolis (42%, 14 mi), Greenwood (16%, 2 mi), Franklin (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Pleasant Township walkable?
Pleasant Township is more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.6 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Pleasant Township without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.