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Jobs & commute in Pleasant Hill Township

Pleasant Hill Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each

Employers in Pleasant Hill Township report 59 jobs; 292 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Pleasant Hill Township itself; outside it, Winona draws the most (31%, 13 miles). For 2% of workers, the job is at home, next to 18% for Minnesota as a whole.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

What stands out · In brief

Jobs and commuting in Pleasant Hill Township: the gist

Pleasant Hill Township and Winona trade workers both ways

Winona is the top workplace for Pleasant Hill Township residents (31%) and also where the most people who work in Pleasant Hill Township come from (31% of its jobs). The commute map ↓

Pleasant Hill Township is a place people come home to

There are 59 jobs based in Pleasant Hill Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Pleasant Hill Township has about 320 people in it, 43% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓

Pleasant Hill Township workers spend longer getting to work

The average trip takes 37 minutes each way, against 23 across Minnesota. Over a year that’s about 284 hours of commuting, 107 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (22 to 26 minutes). Time on the road ↓

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 292 working residents, small shifts move the shares.

★ What stands out · The commute map

Where people from Pleasant Hill Township work

DakotaLewiston: 3 residents work here (1%)Houston: 5 residents work here (2%)Rushford: 4 residents work here (1%)Goodview: 8 residents work here (3%)La Crescent: 14 residents work here (5%)Winona: 91 residents work here (31%)Rochester: 19 residents work here (7%)Onalaska: 9 residents work here (3%)La Crosse: 61 residents work here (21%)New Hartford Township: 8 residents work here (3%)Pleasant Hill TownshipHomer TownshipWiscoy TownshipWilson TownshipWinonaLa CrosseRochesterLa CrescentOnalaskaGoodviewPleasant Hill Township
1
Winona12.8 mi away
31%91
2
La Crosse, WI16.4 mi away
21%61
3
Rochester47.4 mi away
7%19
4
La Crescent12.5 mi away
5%14
5
Onalaska, WI16.7 mi away
3%9
6
Goodview15 mi away
3%8
73%8
8
Houston9.6 mi away
2%5
9
Rushford11.9 mi away
1%4
10
Lewiston17.6 mi away
1%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
24%70
The top trips

Where Pleasant Hill Township clocks in

Lines 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.

Day and night

The daily commute in and out of Pleasant Hill Township

On a workday 290 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 57 people come in from elsewhere.

290live here, work elsewhere
2live and work here
57work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night550
Workday320
550live here− 290head out to work+ 57come in to work= 320on a workday

About 320 people are in Pleasant Hill Township on a workday afternoon, 43% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.20jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

Time on the road

Each way, about 37 minutes from Pleasant Hill Township

A year of commuting
284 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.8 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Pleasant Hill Township37 min
Minnesota23 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
2%

of Pleasant Hill Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Pleasant Hill Township gets to work
86%Drive alone
11%Carpool
2%Walk
1%Other

Share of the 485 commuters (the 2% 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.

The jobs

The kinds of work in Pleasant Hill Township

Jobs based in Pleasant Hill TownshipJobs Pleasant Hill Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms22%28%
Trade, transport & utilities0%20%
Services: health, schools, offices78%52%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less51%12%
$1,251–$3,333 a month37%20%
Over $3,333 a month12%68%

Who does it

29 or younger42%21%
30 to 5429%55%
55 and older29%24%
−8%

Jobs based in Pleasant Hill Township, 2013 → 2023: 64 → 59. 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 Hill Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

The commute from Pleasant Hill Township, by distance

10 mi25 mi50 mi55 miWinona: 31% · 12.8 miLa Crosse: 21% · 16.4 miRochester: 7% · 47.4 miLa Crescent: 5% · 12.5 miOnalaska: 3% · 16.7 miGoodview: 3% · 15 miNew Hartford Township: 3% · 5.9 miHouston: 2% · 9.6 miRushford: 1% · 11.9 miLewiston: 1% · 17.6 miWinona 31%La Crosse 21%Rochester 7%La Crescent 5%Onalaska 3%Pleasant Hill Township
Pleasant Hill TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
22%Under 10 mi63 residents
58%10–24 mi170 residents
9%25–50 mi26 residents
11%Over 50 mi33 residents

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.

Next door

How Pleasant Hill Township compares with the towns next door

The biggest share goes to New Hartford Township (3%).

New Hartford Township: 3% of workers work hereWiscoy Township: few work hereHomer Township: few work hereNew Hartford TownshipWiscoy TownshipHomer TownshipPleasant Hill Township
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Wiscoy Township22 min
New Hartford Township23 min
Homer Township26 min
Pleasant Hill Township37 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownPleasant Hill Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Pleasant Hill Township–——37 min$72,647
New Hartford Township3%——23 min—
Wiscoy Townshipunder 2%——22 min—
Homer Townshipunder 2%BC−26 min$93,750

Same-state neighbors only. New Hartford Township and Wiscoy Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Pleasant Hill Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Pleasant Hill Township: questions

What is the median household income in Pleasant Hill Township?

$72,647 (±$8,269) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Pleasant Hill Township?

1.3%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Pleasant Hill Township?

37 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Pleasant Hill Township work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Winona (31%, 13 mi), La Crosse (21%, 16 mi), Rochester (7%, 47 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Pleasant Hill 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 Hill Township, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Pleasant Hill Township

Pleasant Hill Township home →

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.