Photo: Chris Light · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Pleasant Township commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Pleasant Township report 784 jobs; 2,075 of its residents have a job. Pleasant Township grades A− for jobs and income and D for walkability. For 3% of workers, the job is at home, where Indiana as a whole has 11%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Pleasant Township
Pleasant Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 24 across Indiana. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Pleasant Township workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 11% across Indiana. 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 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Jobs & income in Pleasant Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Pleasant Township is better than 84% of U.S. towns, #83 of 593 in Indiana. The poverty rate is its strongest input (2.2%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 51% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Pleasant Township could be anywhere from B to A.
About 31 minutes each way, longer than most of Indiana
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 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 2,161 commuters (the 3% who work from home are left out). Across Indiana: 85% 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.
In and out of Pleasant Township on a workday
On a workday 1,854 residents head out to work, 221 work right here, and 563 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,200 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 2024, primary jobs.
20% of working residents work in Valparaiso
Where Pleasant Township clocks in
20% of workers
8% of workers
4% 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 kinds of work in Pleasant Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pleasant Township, 2014 → 2024: 689 → 784. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Pleasant Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Pleasant Township
About 16% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Driving is how Pleasant Township gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Pleasant Township is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns, #514 of 593 in Indiana. Both inputs place Pleasant Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,227 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 1.4% of Pleasant Township households have no vehicle (Indiana 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Pleasant Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Pleasant Township ranks: 636th of 3,862 U.S. towns of 3,200 to 6,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 88 | Milan Township IN | 4,066 | $120K | 1.3% | 0.0% | 8% | A+ |
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| 123 | Hidden Valley IN | 5,706 | $121K | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 127 | Georgetown IN | 3,855 | $113K | 2.1% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
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| 634 | Midway NC | 5,104 | $83K | 5.0% | 2.7% | 1% | A− |
| 635 | Castroville TX | 3,444 | $78K | 5.3% | 2.2% | 3% | A− |
| 636 | Pleasant Township IN | 4,519 | $87K | 2.2% | 2.4% | 11% | A− |
| 637 | Norwich VT | 3,577 | $140K | 2.8% | 3.0% | 10% | A− |
| 638 | Castle Pines Village CO | 4,436 | $250K | 4.1% | 6.4% | 4% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,862 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Pleasant Township, the top three, the last and three more from Indiana.
Around Pleasant Township: the bordering towns
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pleasant Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Township | – | A− | D | 31 min | $87,389 |
| Kankakee Township | under 3% | — | — | 39 min | — |
| Dewey Township | under 3% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Wheatfield Township | under 3% | B | C+ | 29 min | $80,150 |
| Boone Township | under 3% | B | C− | 36 min | $74,631 |
| Morgan Township | under 3% | A− | C− | 27 min | $112,951 |
| Cass Township | under 3% | B | C− | 29 min | $62,875 |
Same-state neighbors only. Kankakee Township and Dewey Township: 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 2024, 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?
$87,389 (±$17,235) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pleasant Township?
2.2%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pleasant Township?
31 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pleasant Township work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Valparaiso (20%, 13 mi), Kouts (8%, 2 mi), Chicago (4%, 52 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Pleasant Township walkable?
Pleasant Township is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.1 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Pleasant Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% 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), 2024, 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.