William T. Hendrick House · Photo: Sanfranman59 · CC BY-SA 3.0More people are out of work in Pacheco (7.3%) than in 84% of U.S. towns
Household incomes here are higher than in 78% of U.S. towns. Pacheco grades B for jobs and income and A for walkability. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 8.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 37.5 in San Francisco.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Pacheco, in a few figures
Pacheco trades workers with the towns around it
Pacheco has about as many jobs (1,488) as working residents (1,629), but they are mostly different people: 1,605 residents leave for work each day while 1,464 people come in. Only 2% of the jobs in Pacheco are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Pacheco’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Pacheco is San Francisco, 24 miles away as the crow flies. 12% of working residents (192) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Pacheco than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Pacheco fell from 2,119 in 2013 to 1,488 in 2023, −30%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Most jobs in Pacheco pay over $40,000 a year
74% of the jobs based in Pacheco pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
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.
How Pacheco earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Pacheco is better than 57% of U.S. towns, #435 of 847 in California. Job access by car holds Pacheco’s grade up (ahead of 90% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Pacheco could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Pacheco on a workday afternoon
On a workday 1,605 residents head out to work, 24 work right here, and 1,464 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.91 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
How far it is to work from Pacheco
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.
74% of the jobs in Pacheco pay over $3,333 a month
1,488 jobs are based in Pacheco.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pacheco, 2013 → 2023: 2,119 → 1,488. 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 Pacheco’s own residents hold wherever they work.
12% of working residents work in San Francisco
Where Pacheco clocks in
11% of workers
7% 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 25 minutes each way for Pacheco’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pacheco workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,890 commuters (the 11% who work from home are left out). Across California: 79% drive alone, 3% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Good to walk, short on transit: Pacheco
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Pacheco is more walkable than 89% of U.S. towns, #252 of 847 in California. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 4.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 7.1% across California.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,128 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 53% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 8.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 91% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 3.6% of Pacheco households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Pacheco’s commuters take a bus or train.
1,821st of 4,039: where Pacheco ranks among U.S. towns of 3,000 to 5,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 31 | Del Mar CA | 3,858 | $199K | 2.7% | 1.8% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 73 | Las Flores CA | 5,513 | $212K | 4.8% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 81 | Broadmoor CA | 4,586 | $167K | 2.5% | 2.8% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,819 | Franklin NJ | 5,083 | $93K | 8.0% | 7.2% | 8% | B |
| 1,820 | Manor Township PA | 4,068 | $75K | 3.8% | 5.0% | 9% | B |
| 1,821 | Pacheco CA | 4,325 | $101K | 13.2% | 7.3% | 1% | B |
| 1,822 | Bonsall CA | 4,332 | $114K | 16.9% | 4.7% | 6% | B |
| 1,823 | Osage IA | 3,552 | $69K | 6.9% | 1.8% | 48% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 4,039 | 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 Pacheco, the top three, the last and three more from California.
Pacheco and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Pleasant Hill (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pacheco workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pacheco | – | B | A | 25 min | $101,210 |
| Pleasant Hill | 5% | A− | A+ | 30 min | $145,029 |
| Martinez | 4% | A− | A | 28 min | $127,355 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pacheco’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 Pacheco: questions
What is the median household income in Pacheco?
$101,210 (±$19,073) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pacheco?
13.2%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pacheco?
25 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pacheco work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are San Francisco (12%, 24 mi), Concord (11%, 4 mi), Walnut Creek (7%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Pacheco walkable?
Pacheco is more walkable than 89% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 12.7 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Pacheco without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pacheco, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pacheco
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.