Most of Pleasant Lake Township commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Home is the office for 0% of workers (North Dakota 8%). There are 1 jobs in Pleasant Lake Township, against 16 working residents. Hardly any stay in Pleasant Lake Township for work; outside it, Maddock is the main destination (38%, 27 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Pleasant Lake Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 16 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 53 people are in Pleasant Lake Township on a workday afternoon, 22% 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 Lake Township’s working residents head each day
Where Pleasant Lake Township clocks in
38% of workers
13% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pleasant Lake Township, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 1. 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 Lake Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Pleasant Lake Township
of Pleasant Lake Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across North Dakota: 85% drive alone, <1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Miles to work from Pleasant Lake Township
About 44% 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.
The towns around Pleasant Lake Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pleasant Lake Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Lake Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Knox Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Meyer Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
| Iowa Township | under 7% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Knox Township, Meyer Township and Iowa Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pleasant Lake 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 Lake Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Pleasant Lake Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Pleasant Lake Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Maddock (38%, 27 mi), Bismarck (13%, 114 mi), Thief River Falls (6%, 166 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pleasant Lake 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 Lake Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pleasant Lake 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.