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Jobs & commute in Mount Pleasant Township

Where Mount Pleasant Township earns its living

The Census job records count 71 working residents of Mount Pleasant Township and no jobs based in it. Hardly any work in Mount Pleasant Township; the top destination outside it is Clark (20%, 5 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

A workday in Mount Pleasant Township: who goes, who stays, who comes

On a workday 71 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

71live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night270
Workday200
270live here− 71head out to work+ 0come in to work= 200on a workday

About 200 people are in Mount Pleasant Township on a workday afternoon, 26% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.00 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 commute map

Where Mount Pleasant Township’s working residents head each day

Pipestone: 1 residents work here (1%)Willow Lake: 2 residents work here (3%)Clark: 14 residents work here (20%)Huron: 5 residents work here (7%)Watertown: 12 residents work here (17%)Sioux Falls: 5 residents work here (7%)Lake Township: 3 residents work here (4%)Pleasant Township: 2 residents work here (3%)Thorp TownshipEden TownshipDay Township: 4 residents work here (6%)Garfield TownshipLincoln Township: 2 residents work here (3%)Mount Pleasant TownshipClarkWatertownHuronSioux FallsDay TownshipLake TownshipMount Pleasant Township
1
Clark4.7 mi away
20%14
2
Watertown25.6 mi away
17%12
3
Huron47.4 mi away
7%5
4
Sioux Falls107.1 mi away
7%5
5
Day Township6.6 mi away
6%4
6
Lake Township16.9 mi away
4%3
7
Willow Lake21.3 mi away
3%2
8
Pleasant Township19.1 mi away
3%2
93%2
10
Pipestone, MN93.5 mi away
1%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
30%21
The top trips

Where Mount Pleasant Township clocks in

Lines 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.

How far

Where in the region Mount Pleasant Township works

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miClark: 20% · 4.7 miWatertown: 17% · 25.6 miHuron: 7% · 47.4 miSioux Falls: 7% · 107.1 miDay Township: 6% · 6.6 miLake Township: 4% · 16.9 miWillow Lake: 3% · 21.3 miPleasant Township: 3% · 19.1 miLincoln Township: 3% · 9 miPipestone: 1% · 93.5 miClark 20%Watertown 17%Huron 7%Sioux Falls 7%Day Township 6%Mount Pleasant Township
Mount Pleasant TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
30%Under 10 mi21 residents
20%10–24 mi14 residents
32%25–50 mi23 residents
18%Over 50 mi13 residents

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.

Next door

Around Mount Pleasant Township: the bordering towns

The biggest share goes to Day Township (6%).

Jobs & commute next door

TownMount Pleasant Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Mount Pleasant Township–————
Day Township6%————
Eden Townshipunder 2%————
Garfield Townshipunder 2%————
Thorp Townshipunder 2%——44 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Day Township, Eden Township, Garfield Township and Thorp Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Mount Pleasant Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Mount Pleasant Township: questions

Where do people who live in Mount Pleasant Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Clark (20%, 5 mi), Watertown (17%, 26 mi), Huron (7%, 47 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Mount Pleasant Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Mount Pleasant Township

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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.