Bernardo Fernandez House · Photo: Sanfranman59 · CC BY-SA 3.0Household incomes in Pinole are higher than in 91% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 6.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 37.5 in San Francisco. 6.9% of residents live below the poverty line; California has 12.0%. Jobs and income earn Pinole A; getting around on foot earns it A+.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Pinole, in brief
The better-paid jobs are outside Pinole
74% of Pinole residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 47% of the jobs based in Pinole pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 96% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Pinole workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 29 across California. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 46 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.
Pinole’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Pinole is better than 86% of U.S. towns, #114 of 847 in California. Household income is its strongest input ($127,717, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (4.2%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Pinole could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
What work there is in Pinole: 4,576 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pinole, 2013 → 2023: 4,339 → 4,576. 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 Pinole’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Pinole takes about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pinole workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 7,486 commuters (the 17% 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.
A workday in Pinole: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 7,983 residents head out to work, 334 work right here, and 4,242 people come in from elsewhere.
About 15,000 people are in Pinole on a workday afternoon, 20% fewer than live here.
0.55 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.
15% of working residents work in San Francisco
Where Pinole clocks in
10% 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.
How many miles Pinole commutes
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.
Pinole is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Pinole is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns, #73 of 847 in California. Both inputs place Pinole near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 9,033 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 99% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 6.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 88% 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). 7.7% of Pinole households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 6% of Pinole’s commuters take a bus or train.
Pinole next to U.S. towns of 13,000 to 25,000: 464th of 1,915 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 55 | Orinda CA | 19,507 | $250K | 2.2% | 3.4% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 89 | Alamo CA | 14,488 | $250K | 2.1% | 3.6% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 121 | Coto de Caza CA | 15,190 | $244K | 3.0% | 3.4% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 462 | Fenton Township MI | 17,408 | $112K | 5.1% | 3.4% | 5% | A |
| 463 | Moorestown Township NJ | 22,262 | $160K | 5.7% | 5.6% | 11% | A |
| 464 | Pinole CA | 18,543 | $128K | 6.9% | 4.2% | 4% | A |
| 465 | El Segundo CA | 16,379 | $151K | 5.3% | 6.0% | 20% | A |
| 466 | Guilford CT | 22,322 | $138K | 2.8% | 4.9% | 15% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,915 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Pinole, the top three, the last and three more from California.
Work in the towns next to Pinole
The biggest share goes to Richmond (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pinole workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinole | – | A | A+ | 35 min | $127,717 |
| El Sobrante | under 3% | B+ | A | 34 min | $114,853 |
| Hercules | under 3% | A− | A+ | 38 min | $129,397 |
| Tara Hills | under 3% | B | A | 35 min | $101,747 |
| Bayview | under 3% | A | A | 30 min | $162,537 |
| Richmond | 8% | B− | A+ | 34 min | $95,391 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pinole’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 Pinole: questions
What is the median household income in Pinole?
$127,717 (±$13,982) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pinole?
6.9%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pinole?
35 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pinole work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are San Francisco (15%, 17 mi), Oakland (10%, 17 mi), Richmond (8%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Pinole walkable?
Pinole is more walkable than 96% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 15.0 out of 20, and 8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Pinole without a car?
6% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. 99% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pinole, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pinole
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.