Home on the Range Cabin · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0Making a living in Pleasant Township
Hardly any work in Pleasant Township itself; outside it, Smith Center draws the most (27%, 9 miles). No jobs are based in Pleasant Township in the Census job records; 11 of its residents work elsewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Pleasant Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 11 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 26 people are in Pleasant Township on a workday afternoon, 30% 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 Pleasant Township goes to work
Where Pleasant Township clocks in
27% of workers
9% 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.
How far it is to work from Pleasant Township
About 36% 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.
Work in the towns next to Pleasant Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pleasant Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Swan Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Martin Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Washington Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Lane Township | under 10% | — | — | 56 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Swan Township, Martin Township, Washington Township and Lane 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 poverty rate in Pleasant Township?
0.0%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Pleasant Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Smith Center (27%, 9 mi), Mankato (9%, 37 mi), Osborne (9%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
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.