Photo: Nyttend · Public domainPleasant Township’s household incomes are lower than in 75% of U.S. towns
Pleasant Township grades C− for jobs and income and A− for walkability. 17.8% of residents are in poverty (Ohio 13.3%). Home is the office for 4% of workers (Ohio 13%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Pleasant Township, in brief
Pleasant Township and Kenton trade workers both ways
Kenton is the top workplace for Pleasant Township residents (26%) and also where the most people who work in Pleasant Township come from (23% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Pleasant Township
58% of Pleasant Township residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 39% of the jobs based in Pleasant Township pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 84% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Few Pleasant Township workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 13% across Ohio. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
The figures behind Pleasant Township’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Pleasant Township is better than 21% of U.S. towns, #890 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment holds Pleasant Township’s grade up (5.0%, U.S. 5.2%); the poverty rate pulls it down.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Pleasant Township could be anywhere from D to B−.
26% of working residents work in Kenton
Where Pleasant Township clocks in
26% of workers
5% of workers
4% 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.
What the 2,341 jobs in Pleasant Township are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pleasant Township, 2014 → 2024: 2,361 → 2,341. 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 Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Pleasant Township: about 22 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pleasant Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,154 commuters (the 3% who work from home are left out). Across Ohio: 86% 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.
Pleasant Township by day and by night
On a workday 2,607 residents head out to work, 511 work right here, and 1,830 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7,200 people are in Pleasant Township on a workday afternoon, 10% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.75 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Pleasant Township
About 23% 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 Township is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Pleasant Township is more walkable than 76% of U.S. towns, #128 of 993 in Ohio. Both inputs place Pleasant Township near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,267 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 10.1% of Pleasant Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Pleasant Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
2,537th of 2,981: where Pleasant Township ranks among U.S. towns of 5,600 to 10,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 27 | Madeira OH | 9,637 | $168K | 2.5% | 1.2% | 5% | A+ |
| 28 | The Village of Indian Hill OH | 6,114 | $235K | 3.1% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 37 | Pepper Pike OH | 6,886 | $228K | 1.8% | 2.2% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,535 | St. Robert MO | 5,602 | $63K | 19.2% | 4.3% | 17% | C− |
| 2,536 | Huntington Township OH | 6,083 | $65K | 18.2% | 4.8% | 2% | C− |
| 2,537 | Pleasant Township OH | 7,933 | $60K | 17.8% | 5.0% | 16% | C− |
| 2,538 | Havre MT | 9,264 | $50K | 18.2% | 2.9% | 55% | C− |
| 2,539 | Nashville NC | 5,911 | $61K | 16.9% | 7.0% | 10% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,981 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 6% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Pleasant Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Bordering towns draw 29% of Pleasant Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Kenton (26%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pleasant Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Township | – | C− | A− | 22 min | $59,598 |
| Buck Township | 3% | D | B | 22 min | $42,833 |
| Kenton | 26% | C− | A− | 22 min | $56,033 |
| Cessna Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Jackson Township | under 2% | C | D | 23 min | $61,964 |
| Goshen Township | under 2% | — | — | 13 min | — |
| Blanchard Township | under 2% | C− | D | 29 min | $59,821 |
Same-state neighbors only. Cessna Township and Goshen Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 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 Township: questions
What is the median household income in Pleasant Township?
$59,598 (±$6,220) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pleasant Township?
17.8%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pleasant Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pleasant Township work?
16% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kenton (26%, 3 mi), Columbus (5%, 58 mi), Marysville (4%, 35 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Pleasant Township walkable?
Pleasant Township is more walkable than 76% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 7.9 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Pleasant Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% 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), 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.