Lake City and Rochester Stage Road-Mount Pleasant Section · Photo: Jon Roanhaus · CC BY-SA 3.0Work means Rochester for about half of Mount Pleasant Township’s working residents
A typical one-way commute from Mount Pleasant Township lasts 25 minutes (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26). Hardly any stay in Mount Pleasant Township for work; outside it, Rochester is the main destination (48%, 29 miles). Employers in Mount Pleasant Township report 13 jobs, and 201 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Mount Pleasant Township apart
Nearly half of Mount Pleasant Township works in Rochester
97 working residents, 48%, have their main job in Rochester, 29 miles away. That’s far more as work in Mount Pleasant Township itself. The commute map ↓
Mount Pleasant Township is a place people come home to
There are 13 jobs based in Mount Pleasant Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Mount Pleasant Township has about 260 people in it, 42% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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; with 201 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Commuting out of Mount Pleasant Township: the destinations
Where Mount Pleasant Township clocks in
48% 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.
Who works in Mount Pleasant Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 201 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 260 people are in Mount Pleasant Township on a workday afternoon, 42% fewer than live here.
0.06 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.
85% of the jobs in Mount Pleasant Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mount Pleasant Township, 2013 → 2023: 16 → 13. 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 Mount Pleasant Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Mount Pleasant Township: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mount Pleasant Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 230 commuters (the 20% who work from home are left out). Across Minnesota: 84% drive alone, 2% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How far Mount Pleasant Township’s workers travel
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 Mount Pleasant Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mount Pleasant Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pleasant Township | – | — | — | 25 min | $105,179 |
| Gillford Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| Belvidere Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
| Florence Township | under 2% | A− | C | 23 min | $109,432 |
Same-state neighbors only. Gillford Township, Lake Township and Belvidere Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mount 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 Mount Pleasant Township: questions
What is the median household income in Mount Pleasant Township?
$105,179 (±$21,387) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mount Pleasant Township?
1.4%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mount Pleasant Township?
25 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mount Pleasant Township work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Mount Pleasant Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mount Pleasant Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mount 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.