Pasatiempo has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.6 for each
Hardly any work in Pasatiempo; the top destination outside it is San Jose (15%, 23 miles). Pasatiempo has 240 jobs, and 421 of its residents work somewhere. 50% of workers have no commute at all (California 17%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Pasatiempo stands out on work
A lot of Pasatiempo works from home
50% of Pasatiempo workers work from home, against 17% across California. Time on the road ↓
Pasatiempo’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Pasatiempo is San Jose, 23 miles away as the crow flies. 15% of working residents (62) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Pasatiempo workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 39 minutes each way, against 29 across California. Over a year that’s about 299 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. 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 421 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How long Pasatiempo spends getting to work: about 39 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pasatiempo workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 79 commuters (the 50% 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.
How far it is to work from Pasatiempo
About 21% 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.
How a workday changes Pasatiempo
On a workday 420 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 239 people come in from elsewhere.
About 430 people are in Pasatiempo on a workday afternoon, 30% 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 Pasatiempo goes to work
Where Pasatiempo clocks in
15% of workers
12% of workers
8% 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.
In Pasatiempo, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pasatiempo, 2013 → 2023: 140 → 240. 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 Pasatiempo’s own residents hold wherever they work.
12% of Pasatiempo works in a town next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pasatiempo workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pasatiempo | – | — | — | 39 min | $215,469 |
| Santa Cruz | 12% | B+ | A+ | 23 min | $115,475 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Santa Cruz. Darker towns draw more of Pasatiempo’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 Pasatiempo: questions
What is the median household income in Pasatiempo?
$215,469 (±$134,438) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pasatiempo?
1.8%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pasatiempo?
39 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 50% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pasatiempo work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are San Jose (15%, 23 mi), Santa Cruz (12%, 2 mi), Scotts Valley (8%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pasatiempo without a car?
22% 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 Pasatiempo, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pasatiempo
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.