With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Pleasant View Township works elsewhere
Only 2% work in Pleasant View Township; the top destination outside it is Pittsburg (27%, 10 miles). 31 jobs are based in Pleasant View Township, against 250 working residents. The average commute, 20 minutes each way, matches the Kansas norm.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Pleasant View Township stands out on work
The daily flow of workers through Pleasant View Township
On a workday 246 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 27 people come in from elsewhere.
About 340 people are in Pleasant View Township on a workday afternoon, 39% 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.
The places Pleasant View Township commutes to
Where Pleasant View Township clocks in
27% of workers
8% of workers
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.
A place that makes things: 77% of Pleasant View Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pleasant View Township, 2013 → 2023: 31 → 31. 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 View Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Pleasant View Township: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pleasant View Township workers work from home, vs 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 178 commuters (the 10% who work from home are left out). Across Kansas: 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.
How many miles Pleasant View Township commutes
About 21% 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.
Pleasant View Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pleasant View Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant View Township | – | — | — | 20 min | $61,111 |
| Baker Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 17 min | $99,449 |
| Shawnee Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Opolis | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Shawnee Township and Opolis: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pleasant View 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 View Township: questions
What is the median household income in Pleasant View Township?
$61,111 (±$22,145) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pleasant View Township?
15.3%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pleasant View Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pleasant View Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Pittsburg (27%, 10 mi), Columbus (8%, 11 mi), Joplin (6%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pleasant View Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pleasant View Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pleasant View 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.