Photo: Nyttend · Public domainWith 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Pleasant Township works elsewhere
Employers in Pleasant Township report 167 jobs; 690 of its residents have a job. For jobs and income Pleasant Township is better than 61% of U.S. towns (B); for walkability it is more walkable than 33% of U.S. towns (C). Only 2% stay in Pleasant Township for work; outside it, Tiffin is the main destination (11%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Pleasant Township, in a few figures
Pleasant Township is a place people come home to
There are 167 jobs based in Pleasant Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Pleasant Township has about 960 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Pleasant Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 28 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 215 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (16 to 23 minutes). 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 690 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Pleasant Township
The poverty rate holds Pleasant Township’s grade up (4.1%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 31% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
Unemployment (1.5%) 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+.
Who leaves Pleasant Township for work, and who comes in
On a workday 679 residents head out to work, 11 work right here, and 156 people come in from elsewhere.
About 960 people are in Pleasant Township on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
About 28 minutes to work from Pleasant Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 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 540 commuters (the 6% 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 places Pleasant Township commutes to
Where Pleasant Township clocks in
11% of workers
11% of workers
9% 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.
Jobs in Pleasant Township: what the 167 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pleasant Township, 2013 → 2023: 101 → 167. 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.
The distance from Pleasant Township to work
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.
The commute in Pleasant Township is mostly behind the wheel
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, the same share as across Ohio, on an EPA index of 3.9.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 573 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). 4.1% of Pleasant Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Pleasant Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Pleasant Township next to U.S. towns of 1,000 to 2,000: 1,594th of 6,308 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 31 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 56 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 68 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,592 | Amherst WI | 1,404 | $94K | 6.4% | 1.4% | 3% | B |
| 1,593 | Caruthers CA | 1,683 | $88K | 11.6% | 4.0% | 8% | B |
| 1,594 | Pleasant Township OH | 1,484 | $77K | 4.1% | 1.5% | 2% | B |
| 1,595 | Strafford VT | 1,092 | $111K | 5.2% | 3.3% | 2% | B |
| 1,596 | Woodworth LA | 1,758 | $85K | 12.5% | 1.6% | 2% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 6,308 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 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.
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 | 28 min | $77,396 |
| Adams Township | under 2% | A− | C | 16 min | $106,607 |
| Clinton Township | under 2% | B+ | C+ | 20 min | $93,355 |
| Liberty Township | under 2% | C | C | 23 min | $64,093 |
| Ballville Township | under 2% | B− | C− | 22 min | $78,330 |
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?
$77,396 (±$13,506) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pleasant Township?
4.1%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pleasant Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pleasant Township work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tiffin (11%, 8 mi), Fremont (11%, 9 mi), Clyde (9%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Pleasant Township walkable?
Pleasant Township is more walkable than 33% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 3.9 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Pleasant Township without a car?
2% 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.