Pleasant Valley Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Home is the office for 30% of workers (Minnesota 18%). Employers in Pleasant Valley Township report 12 jobs, against 159 working residents. Hardly any work in Pleasant Valley Township itself; outside it, Rochester draws the most (41%, 17 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Pleasant Valley Township on a workday
On a workday 158 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in Pleasant Valley Township on a workday afternoon, 50% 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.
Where Pleasant Valley Township goes to work
Where Pleasant Valley Township clocks in
41% of workers
8% 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.
83% of the jobs in Pleasant Valley Township pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pleasant Valley Township, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 12. 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 Valley Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Pleasant Valley Township: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pleasant Valley Township workers work from home, vs 18% across Minnesota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 108 commuters (the 30% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Pleasant Valley Township
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.
Around Pleasant Valley Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Grand Meadow Township (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pleasant Valley Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Valley Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $114,583 |
| Grand Meadow Township | 3% | — | — | 23 min | — |
| Sargeant Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| High Forest Township | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Grand Meadow Township, Sargeant 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 Valley 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 Valley Township: questions
What is the median household income in Pleasant Valley Township?
$114,583 (±$20,178) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $89,062 across Minnesota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pleasant Valley Township?
8.0%, against 9.3% across Minnesota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pleasant Valley Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Minnesota and 26 nationally. 30% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pleasant Valley Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rochester (41%, 17 mi), Stewartville (8%, 8 mi), Grand Meadow (7%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pleasant Valley Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pleasant Valley Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pleasant Valley 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.