Work means Fargo for more than half of Pleasant Township’s working residents
Pleasant Township has 41 jobs for 197 working residents. Only 4% stay in Pleasant Township for work; outside it, Fargo is the main destination (52%, 14 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 19 minutes, where North Dakota has 18 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Pleasant Township
On a workday 189 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 33 people come in from elsewhere.
About 230 people are in Pleasant Township on a workday afternoon, 41% fewer than live here.
0.21 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 Township commutes to
Where Pleasant Township clocks in
52% of workers
11% 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.
In Pleasant Township, 34% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pleasant Township, 2013 → 2023: 22 → 41. 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 Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Pleasant Township’s commute takes about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pleasant Township workers work from home, vs 8% across North Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 235 commuters (the 3% 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.
How far Pleasant Township goes to work
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 Township and its neighbors: 56% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pleasant Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Township | – | — | — | 19 min | $133,714 |
| Oxbow | under 2% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Stanley Township | under 2% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Horace | under 2% | A+ | C− | 29 min | $138,578 |
| Fargo | 52% | B− | A | 16 min | $66,998 |
| Normanna Township | 4% | — | — | 16 min | — |
| Eagle Township | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Oxbow, Stanley Township, Normanna Township and Eagle Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Fargo. Darker towns draw more of Pleasant 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 Township: questions
What is the median household income in Pleasant Township?
$133,714 (±$5,428) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $76,657 across North Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pleasant Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pleasant Township?
19 minutes each way on average, against 18 across North Dakota and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pleasant Township work?
4% work in town.
Can you get around Pleasant 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 Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pleasant 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.