With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Pleasant Mound Township works elsewhere
A typical one-way commute lasts 34 minutes, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. There are 6 jobs in Pleasant Mound Township; 112 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Pleasant Mound Township for work; outside it, Mankato is the main destination (22%, 26 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Pleasant Mound Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 112 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 87 people are in Pleasant Mound Township on a workday afternoon, 55% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The places Pleasant Mound Township commutes to
Where Pleasant Mound Township clocks in
22% 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 Mound Township works in goods: 33% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pleasant Mound Township, 2013 → 2023: 12 → 6. 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 Mound Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 34 minutes from Pleasant Mound Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pleasant Mound Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 55 commuters (the 15% 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 commute from Pleasant Mound Township, by distance
About 27% 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Pleasant Mound Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pleasant Mound Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Mound Township | – | — | — | 34 min | $66,250 |
| Shelby Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Antrim Township | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Ceresco Township | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Shelby Township, Antrim Township and Ceresco Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pleasant Mound 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 Pleasant Mound Township: questions
What is the median household income in Pleasant Mound Township?
$66,250 (±$18,069) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pleasant Mound Township?
10.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pleasant Mound Township?
34 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pleasant Mound Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mankato (22%, 26 mi), North Mankato (12%, 25 mi), South Bend Township (5%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pleasant Mound 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 Pleasant Mound Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pleasant Mound 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.