There are 1.8 jobs in Pleasantview Township for every working resident, and 571 people commute in
Only 6% work in Pleasantview Township; the top destination outside it is Petoskey (23%, 10 miles). 590 jobs are based in Pleasantview Township; 337 of its residents have a job. Commuters spend 19 minutes getting to work on average, where Michigan has 24 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Pleasantview Township at work: what stands out
Many jobs in Pleasantview Township pay little
49% of the jobs based in Pleasantview Township pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. Young workers hold many of them: 35% of all the jobs here go to people 29 or younger. The jobs ↓
Pleasantview Township is where the jobs are
Pleasantview Township has 590 jobs, 1.8 for every working resident. Day and night ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Pleasantview Township
53% of Pleasantview Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 24% of the jobs based in Pleasantview Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 94% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2021, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; 2021 is the newest year Michigan has published; with 337 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
In Pleasantview Township, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pleasantview Township, 2011 → 2021: 746 → 590. 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 2021.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Pleasantview Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The workday shuffle in and out of Pleasantview Township
On a workday 318 residents head out to work and 19 work right here.
About 1,200 people are in Pleasantview Township on a workday afternoon, 28% more than live here.
1.8 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 2021, primary jobs.
The daily trip into Pleasantview Township
Where Pleasantview Township clocks in
23% of workers
12% 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 commute of about 19 minutes in Pleasantview Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pleasantview Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 392 commuters (the 15% who work from home are left out). Across Michigan: 86% 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.
Half of Pleasantview Township commutes less than 8 miles
About 22% 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 2021.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
14% of Pleasantview Township works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Little Traverse Township (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pleasantview Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasantview Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $70,694 |
| Friendship Township | 3% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Little Traverse Township | 7% | B+ | C | 18 min | $88,368 |
| Maple River Township | under 2% | C− | B− | 23 min | $72,019 |
| Center Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| West Traverse Township | 4% | B− | B− | 24 min | $93,929 |
| Littlefield Township | under 2% | B | B | 18 min | $85,262 |
Same-state neighbors only. Friendship Township and Center Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pleasantview 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 2021, 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 Pleasantview Township: questions
What is the median household income in Pleasantview Township?
$70,694 (±$26,602) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pleasantview Township?
7.2%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pleasantview Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pleasantview Township work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Petoskey (23%, 10 mi), Bear Creek Township (12%, 10 mi), Little Traverse Township (7%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Can you get around Pleasantview 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 Pleasantview Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pleasantview Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2021, 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.