Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMost of Pleasant Township commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
About one in seven stay in Pleasant Township for work; outside it, Columbus Grove is the main destination (11%, 2 miles). 737 jobs are based in Pleasant Township for 1,760 working residents. Pleasant Township grades B+ for jobs and income and C for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Pleasant Township apart
Jobs & income in Pleasant Township: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Pleasant Township is better than 74% of U.S. towns, #333 of 992 in Ohio. Unemployment holds Pleasant Township’s grade up (1.9%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 39% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Pleasant Township could be anywhere from B to A.
Pleasant Township makes things: 37% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pleasant Township, 2013 → 2023: 759 → 737. 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.
In and out of Pleasant Township on a workday
On a workday 1,543 residents head out to work, 217 work right here, and 520 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,700 people are in Pleasant Township on a workday afternoon, 27% 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.
The towns that employ Pleasant Township’s residents
Where Pleasant Township clocks in
11% of workers
10% of workers
10% 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.
About 20 minutes each way, quicker than most of Ohio
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 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 1,540 commuters (the 11% 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.
The commute from Pleasant Township, by distance
About 18% 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.
Pleasant Township is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Pleasant Township is more walkable than 31% of U.S. towns, #654 of 993 in Ohio. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.7% across Ohio.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,737 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). 1.6% 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 4,430 U.S. towns of 2,600 to 5,100, Pleasant Township comes 1,118th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 44 | Jersey Township OH | 2,678 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.2% | 6% | A+ |
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| 52 | Evendale OH | 2,657 | $149K | 1.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
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| 55 | South Russell OH | 3,913 | $172K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
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| 1,116 | Kawkawlin Township MI | 4,349 | $85K | 8.0% | 1.8% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,117 | Swanton Township OH | 2,829 | $69K | 5.9% | 2.1% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,118 | Pleasant Township OH | 3,755 | $85K | 5.6% | 1.9% | 12% | B+ |
| 1,119 | South Manheim Township PA | 2,820 | $92K | 4.3% | 3.3% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,120 | Bethel Township PA | 4,160 | $94K | 8.4% | 2.6% | 9% | B+ |
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| 4,430 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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.
How Pleasant Township compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pleasant Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Township | – | B+ | C | 20 min | $85,424 |
| Monroe Township | under 2% | B | D− | 20 min | $72,917 |
| Riley Township | under 2% | B | B | 24 min | $65,769 |
| Ottawa Township | under 2% | A− | B− | 23 min | $89,511 |
| Union Township | under 2% | A | B | 19 min | $89,116 |
| Sugar Creek Township | under 2% | — | — | 24 min | — |
| Richland Township | under 2% | B− | B+ | 19 min | $83,482 |
Same-state neighbors only. Sugar Creek Township: 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 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?
$85,424 (±$6,572) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pleasant Township?
5.6%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pleasant Township?
20 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pleasant Township work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbus Grove (11%, 2 mi), Lima (10%, 15 mi), Ottawa (10%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Pleasant Township walkable?
Pleasant Township is more walkable than 31% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.6 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 2% 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.