Pleasant Grove TownshipMN
A town of 723, settled in 1854.
Is Pleasant Grove Township a good place to live?
13% of residents are under 18 in Pleasant Grove Township, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 23% and U.S. towns at 22%. No town among the 274 in Minnesota we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Pleasant Grove Township. Pleasant Grove Masonic Lodge is on the National Register of Historic Places. Pleasant Grove Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
723 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Pleasant Grove Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pleasant Grove Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Pleasant Grove Township.
About two in three of Pleasant Grove Township’s working residents commute to Rochester
Most working residents leave Pleasant Grove Township for work: only 0% work in town. At 19 minutes, Pleasant Grove Township’s average trip to work is below both Minnesota’s towns (23 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Since 2013, Pleasant Grove Township has added 50 jobs, to 61 in 2023.
| Pleasant Grove Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $77,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 8.3% | 7% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Pleasant Grove Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 76% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Pleasant Grove Township, the median age runs higher than in the typical Minnesota or U.S. town
Pleasant Grove Township’s median age is 53.3 years. Pleasant Grove Township has lost 4.1% of its people since 2020, down to 723 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 31% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 39% across Minnesota.
| Pleasant Grove Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53.3 years | 39.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 31% | 33% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 30% and 57% women
The Census survey reached too few of Pleasant Grove Township’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±13.7 points. Across Minnesota, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Pleasant Grove Township | MN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 5.3% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.9% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.4% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 4.2% | 13.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 26.6% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.5% | 12.9% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14.5% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.6% | 7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.5% | 6.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.9% | 23.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.2% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.6% | 11.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.2% | 25.6% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.6% | 13.8% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 700, single groups can be off by several points
Pleasant Grove Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Pleasant Grove Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Pleasant Grove Township is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Pleasant Grove Township is
Pleasant Grove Township beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 72% of adults had a checkup this year in Pleasant Grove Township.
| Pleasant Grove Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 75% | 79% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 25% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Pleasant Grove Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with obesity | 39% | 33.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Pleasant Grove Township has set aside 3.3% of its land for conservation
7.9 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Root River Park, 129 acres with 3.2 miles of trail.
| Pleasant Grove Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.3% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Root River Park | 3.2 mi | 129 |
| 2. Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood State Forest | 3 mi | 739 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Pleasant Grove Township
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Pleasant Grove Township
About 5 of every 100 Pleasant Grove Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Minnesota.
100% of working residents leave Pleasant Grove Township for work
Where Pleasant Grove Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Pleasant Grove Township
Unincorporated community in Minnesota, United States
Pleasant Grove is an unincorporated community in Pleasant Grove Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States, near Rochester and Stewartville. The community is located along Olmsted County Road 1 near County Road 140.
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- Elevation
- 1,289 ft
Questions about Pleasant Grove Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pleasant Grove Township, MN a good place to live?
Pleasant Grove Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.