Pleasant Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Pleasant Township has 21 jobs, against 117 working residents. Hardly any work in Pleasant Township; the top destination outside it is Mitchell (32%, 20 miles). Commuters spend 22 minutes getting to work on average, next to 18 for South Dakota and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Pleasant Township, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 116 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in Pleasant Township on a workday afternoon, 37% 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 people from Pleasant Township work
Where 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.
A place that makes things: 90% of Pleasant Township’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pleasant Township, 2013 → 2023: 24 → 21. 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 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pleasant Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 83 commuters (the 2% 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.
How far Pleasant Township goes to work
About 20% 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.
Work next door: 10% of Pleasant Township’s workers
The biggest share goes to Emery (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pleasant Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Township | – | — | — | 22 min | $87,917 |
| Emery | 4% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Jefferson Township | under 1% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Taylor Township | 3% | — | — | 18 min | — |
| Wayne Township | 3% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Edgerton Township | under 1% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Emery, Jefferson Township, Taylor Township, Wayne Township and Edgerton Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, 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?
$87,917 (±$62,576) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pleasant Township?
4.6%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pleasant Township?
22 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pleasant Township work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mitchell (32%, 20 mi), Sioux Falls (15%, 48 mi), Alexandria (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pleasant 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 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.