Fewer people are out of work in Pleasant Township (1.2%) than in 93% of U.S. towns
Household incomes here are higher than in 85% of U.S. towns. Pleasant Township grades A+ for jobs and income and C− for walkability. Only 2% stay in Pleasant Township for work; outside it, Wichita is the main destination (48%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Pleasant Township
Pleasant Township and Wichita trade workers both ways
Wichita is the top workplace for Pleasant Township residents (48%) and also where the most people who work in Pleasant Township come from (34% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Pleasant Township is a place people come home to
There are 525 jobs based in Pleasant Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Pleasant Township has about 3,600 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Pleasant Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 25 minutes each way, against 20 across Kansas. Over a year that’s about 192 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Young people hold many of the jobs here
34% of the jobs based in Pleasant Township are held by workers 29 or younger, against 22% of Pleasant Township’s own working residents. 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.
What’s behind Pleasant Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Pleasant Township is better than 97% of U.S. towns, #6 of 151 in Kansas. The poverty rate is its strongest input (0.8%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 70% 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 A to A+.
Commuting out of Pleasant Township: the destinations
Where Pleasant Township clocks in
48% 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.
Pleasant Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 2,336 residents head out to work, 43 work right here, and 482 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,600 people are in Pleasant Township on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.
0.22 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.
About 25 minutes each way for Pleasant Township’s commuters
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 12% across Kansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,236 commuters (the 12% 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.
Inside Pleasant Township’s 525 jobs
525 jobs are based in Pleasant Township.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pleasant Township, 2013 → 2023: 395 → 525. 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.
Miles to work from Pleasant Township
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.
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 16% of U.S. towns, #138 of 151 in Kansas. 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 2,531 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.3% of Pleasant Township households have no vehicle (Kansas 5.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Pleasant Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Pleasant Township ranks: 137th of 3,612 U.S. towns of 3,800 to 7,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 34 | Fairway KS | 4,181 | $153K | 3.1% | 1.7% | 1% | A+ |
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| 45 | Aubry Township KS | 4,719 | $134K | 0.7% | 1.2% | 4% | A+ |
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| 135 | Hidden Valley IN | 5,706 | $121K | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 136 | Mountainside NJ | 7,346 | $212K | 3.7% | 3.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 137 | Pleasant Township KS | 5,459 | $113K | 0.8% | 1.2% | 2% | A+ |
| 138 | Emerald Lake Hills CA | 4,235 | $250K | 4.6% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 139 | Vineyards FL | 3,849 | $131K | 2.5% | 1.6% | 5% | A+ |
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| 336 | Rose Hill KS | 4,320 | $102K | 1.0% | 2.8% | 7% | A |
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| 3,612 | 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 Kansas.
Pleasant Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Rose Hill (6%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pleasant Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Township | – | A+ | C− | 25 min | $113,177 |
| Richland Township | under 2% | A | C− | 31 min | $118,945 |
| Rose Hill | 6% | A | C+ | 27 min | $102,389 |
| Bruno Township | under 2% | A | C+ | 22 min | $103,138 |
| Walnut Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Gypsum Township | under 2% | A− | B− | 20 min | $77,124 |
Same-state neighbors only. Walnut 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 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?
$113,177 (±$11,040) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,275 across Kansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pleasant Township?
0.8%, against 11.3% across Kansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pleasant Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 20 across Kansas and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pleasant Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wichita (48%, 15 mi), Rose Hill (6%, 3 mi), Riverside Township (6%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Pleasant Township walkable?
Pleasant Township is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.6 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 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
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.