Pleasant Prairie Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
There are 13 jobs in Pleasant Prairie Township for 91 working residents. Hardly any work in Pleasant Prairie Township; the top destination outside it is Fairmont (34%, 7 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 19 minutes (Minnesota 23, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Pleasant Prairie Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 91 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in Pleasant Prairie Township on a workday afternoon, 34% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Where people from Pleasant Prairie Township work
Where Pleasant Prairie Township clocks in
34% of workers
11% of workers
10% 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 Prairie Township works in goods: 69% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pleasant Prairie Township, 2014 → 2024: 17 → 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Pleasant Prairie Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 19 minutes each way, quicker than most of Minnesota
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pleasant Prairie Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 112 commuters (the 12% 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 Pleasant Prairie Township’s workers travel
About 20% 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 Prairie Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pleasant Prairie Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Prairie Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $105,000 |
| Fairmont Township | under 2% | — | — | 12 min | — |
| Center Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| East Chain Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Jo Daviess Township | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Fairmont Township, Center Creek Township, East Chain Township and Jo Daviess Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pleasant Prairie 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 Prairie Township: questions
What is the median household income in Pleasant Prairie Township?
$105,000 (±$37,589) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pleasant Prairie Township?
2.2%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pleasant Prairie Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pleasant Prairie Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fairmont (34%, 7 mi), Jackson (11%, 34 mi), Sherburn (10%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Pleasant Prairie Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pleasant Prairie Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pleasant Prairie 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.