Pleasant Grove Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
Employers in Pleasant Grove Township report 5 jobs; 18 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Pleasant Grove Township; the top destination outside it is Kimball (28%, 15 miles). 12% of workers have no commute at all, where South Dakota as a whole has 10%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Pleasant Grove Township
On a workday 18 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 26 people are in Pleasant Grove Township on a workday afternoon, 33% 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.
Where Pleasant Grove Township goes to work
Where Pleasant Grove 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Pleasant Grove Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Grove Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Pleasant Grove Township
of Pleasant Grove Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 14 commuters (the 12% who work from home are left out). Across South Dakota: 85% 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 Grove Township, by distance
About 33% 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 Grove Township and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Torrey Lake Township (6%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pleasant Grove Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Grove Township | – | — | — | — | $60,417 |
| Highland Township | under 6% | — | — | 8 min | — |
| Torrey Lake Township | 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Eagle Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
| Lake George Township | under 6% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Highland Township, Torrey Lake Township, Eagle Township and Lake George Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pleasant Grove 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 Grove Township: questions
What is the median household income in Pleasant Grove Township?
$60,417 (±$14,080) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pleasant Grove Township?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Pleasant Grove Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kimball (28%, 15 mi), Chamberlain (22%, 25 mi), Mitchell (11%, 50 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pleasant Grove Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pleasant Grove Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pleasant Grove 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.