Photo: Nyttend · Public domainPleasant Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
337 jobs are based in Pleasant Township for 819 working residents. Jobs and income earn Pleasant Township C+; getting around on foot earns it C. 4% of workers work from home (Ohio 13%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Pleasant Township: the figures worth knowing
Pleasant Township and Napoleon trade workers both ways
Napoleon is the top workplace for Pleasant Township residents (21%) and also where the most people who work in Pleasant Township come from (15% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Many jobs in Pleasant Township pay little
29% of the jobs based in Pleasant Township pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 819 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The four measures behind Pleasant Township’s grade
On income, poverty and job access, Pleasant Township is better than 41% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Pleasant Township’s grade up (6.6%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 28% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (3.3%) is left out: Pleasant Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Pleasant Township could be anywhere from C− to B.
21% of working residents work in Napoleon
Where Pleasant Township clocks in
21% of workers
6% 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.
The kinds of work in Pleasant Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pleasant Township, 2013 → 2023: 261 → 337. 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.
Time on the road from Pleasant Township: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 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 898 commuters (the 4% 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.
A workday in Pleasant Township: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 771 residents head out to work, 48 work right here, and 289 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,400 people are in Pleasant Township on a workday afternoon, 25% 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.
How far Pleasant Township goes to work
About 16% 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.
In Pleasant Township, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Pleasant Township is more walkable than 27% of U.S. towns. 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 932 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). 4.5% 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.
Out of 5,921 U.S. towns of 1,300 to 2,600, Pleasant Township comes 2,870th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
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| 23 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
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| 43 | Silver Lake OH | 2,504 | $140K | 2.9% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
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| 47 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 2,868 | Lake Hamilton AR | 2,127 | $74K | 12.5% | 1.1% | 3% | C+ |
| 2,869 | Washington Township MO | 1,798 | $77K | 9.7% | 4.6% | 4% | C+ |
| 2,870 | Pleasant Township OH | 1,924 | $65K | 6.6% | 3.3% | 6% | C+ |
| 2,871 | Canton Township PA | 2,075 | $78K | 6.1% | 5.4% | 12% | C+ |
| 2,872 | Lakewood Club MI | 1,345 | $72K | 11.4% | 2.1% | <1% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,921 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | 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.
Around Pleasant Township: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Flatrock Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pleasant Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Township | – | C+ | C | 27 min | $64,583 |
| Marion Township | under 2% | C− | C+ | 35 min | $63,250 |
| Flatrock Township | 2% | B | D | 24 min | $105,529 |
| Palmer Township | under 2% | B | C+ | 23 min | $82,194 |
| Highland Township | under 2% | B+ | D− | 21 min | $81,711 |
| Liberty Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 24 min | $98,077 |
Same-state neighbors only. 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 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?
$64,583 (±$17,500) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pleasant Township?
6.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pleasant Township?
27 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?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Napoleon (21%, 13 mi), Defiance (11%, 11 mi), Holgate (6%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Pleasant Township walkable?
Pleasant Township is more walkable than 27% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.7 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Pleasant Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% 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. 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.