More than half of Pleasant Grove Township’s working residents commute to Rochester
Hardly any work in Pleasant Grove Township itself; outside it, Rochester draws the most (61%, 10 miles). The average commute takes 19 minutes each way; Minnesota averages 23, the U.S. 26. Employers in Pleasant Grove Township report 69 jobs; 365 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Pleasant Grove Township in brief
More than half of Pleasant Grove Township works in Rochester
222 working residents, 61%, have their main job in Rochester, 9.8 miles away. That’s far more as work in Pleasant Grove Township itself. The commute map ↓
Pleasant Grove Township is a place people come home to
There are 69 jobs based in Pleasant Grove Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Pleasant Grove Township has about 430 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 365 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Pleasant Grove Township’s working residents head each day
Where Pleasant Grove Township clocks in
61% of workers
4% of workers
2% 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 Grove Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 364 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 68 people come in from elsewhere.
About 430 people are in Pleasant Grove Township on a workday afternoon, 41% fewer than live here.
0.19 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 2024, primary jobs.
What Pleasant Grove Township’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pleasant Grove Township, 2014 → 2024: 20 → 69. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Pleasant Grove Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Pleasant Grove Township spends getting to work: about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pleasant Grove Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 292 commuters (the 14% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Pleasant Grove Township
About 17% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Pleasant Grove Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pleasant Grove Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Grove Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $77,000 |
| Orion Township | under 1% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Marion Township | under 1% | A+ | C | 21 min | $116,797 |
| High Forest Township | under 1% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Orion Township and High Forest Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pleasant Grove 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 2024, 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 Grove Township: questions
What is the median household income in Pleasant Grove Township?
$77,000 (±$25,128) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pleasant Grove Township?
8.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pleasant Grove Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pleasant Grove Township work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rochester (61%, 10 mi), Stewartville (4%, 6 mi), Minneapolis (2%, 86 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Pleasant Grove Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pleasant Grove Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pleasant Grove Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.