For more than half of its working residents, Pleasant Township is a commute to Fort Wayne
The two grades for Pleasant Township are B+ for jobs and income and D for walkability. Only 5% work in Pleasant Township itself; outside it, Fort Wayne draws the most (55%, 9 miles). Working residents average 23 minutes each way (Indiana 24, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Pleasant Township: the gist
Pleasant Township fills up on a workday
Pleasant Township has 5,234 jobs, 3.8 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 6,900 people are in town, more than double the 3,100 who live here. Day and night ↓
More than half of Pleasant Township works in Fort Wayne
763 working residents, 55%, have their main job in Fort Wayne, 9 miles away. That’s 11 times as many as work in Pleasant Township itself. The commute map ↓
Pleasant Township makes and builds things
66% of the jobs based in Pleasant Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Pleasant Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 23%. The jobs ↓
The jobs in Pleasant Township pay better than its residents’ jobs
73% of the jobs based in Pleasant Township pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 58% of the jobs Pleasant Township residents hold. 99% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Pleasant Township. The jobs ↓
Pleasant Township has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Pleasant Township went from 3,790 in 2013 to 5,234 in 2023, +38%. 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.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Pleasant Township
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Pleasant Township is better than 74% of U.S. towns, #152 of 593 in Indiana. The poverty rate is its strongest input (4.9%, U.S. 12.5%); household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($75,678, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Pleasant Township could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Pleasant Township by day and by night
On a workday 1,317 residents head out to work, 73 work right here, and 5,161 people come in from elsewhere.
About 6,900 people are in Pleasant Township on a workday afternoon, 124% more than live here.
3.8 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
The towns that send workers to Pleasant Township
Where Pleasant Township clocks in
5% 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.
A place that makes things: 66% of Pleasant Township’s jobs are in goods
5,234 jobs are based in Pleasant Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pleasant Township, 2013 → 2023: 3,790 → 5,234. 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.
About 23 minutes each way for Pleasant Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 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 1,371 commuters (the 5% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Pleasant Township
About 17% 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.
In Pleasant Township, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Pleasant Township is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns, #556 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 1,448 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). 3.6% 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.
Pleasant Township next to U.S. towns of 2,200 to 4,200: 1,072nd of 4,562 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 73 | Clark Township IN | 3,026 | $138K | 5.2% | 0.0% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 88 | Milan Township IN | 4,066 | $120K | 1.3% | 0.0% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 123 | Georgetown IN | 3,855 | $113K | 2.1% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,070 | Casa Conejo CA | 2,671 | $148K | 4.2% | 10.4% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,071 | Mineral Point WI | 2,555 | $81K | 3.5% | 0.8% | 21% | B+ |
| 1,072 | Pleasant Township IN | 3,092 | $76K | 4.9% | 3.6% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,073 | Sennett NY | 3,258 | $102K | 5.1% | 4.1% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,074 | Bunk Foss WA | 3,627 | $155K | 6.5% | 6.0% | <1% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,562 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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
The biggest share goes to Lafayette Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pleasant Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Township | – | B+ | D | 23 min | $75,678 |
| Wayne Township | under 1% | C− | A | 21 min | $49,084 |
| Marion Township | under 1% | C+ | D− | 25 min | $68,000 |
| Lafayette Township | 4% | A+ | D− | 19 min | $119,038 |
| Jefferson Township | under 1% | B+ | C− | 29 min | $73,736 |
Same-state neighbors only. 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?
$75,678 (±$6,567) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,957 across Indiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pleasant Township?
4.9%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pleasant Township?
23 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Indiana and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pleasant Township work?
5% work in town.
Is Pleasant Township walkable?
Pleasant Township is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.7 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Pleasant Township without a car?
0% 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.