With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Pebble Creek works elsewhere
Household incomes here are higher than in 84% of U.S. towns. There are 1,343 jobs in Pebble Creek, against 4,511 working residents. For jobs and income Pebble Creek is better than 90% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 79% of U.S. towns (A−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Pebble Creek at work: what stands out
Jobs in Pebble Creek have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Pebble Creek went from 510 in 2013 to 1,343 in 2023, +163%. The jobs ↓
A lot of Pebble Creek works from home
35% of Pebble Creek workers work from home, against 16% across Florida. Time on the road ↓
Pebble Creek and Tampa trade workers both ways
Tampa is the top workplace for Pebble Creek residents (34%) and also where the most people who work in Pebble Creek come from (13% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Pebble Creek is a place people come home to
There are 1,343 jobs based in Pebble Creek, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Pebble Creek has about 7,300 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Income, poverty and work: Pebble Creek’s grade explained
All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Pebble Creek’s grade. 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, Pebble Creek could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Most jobs in Pebble Creek are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pebble Creek, 2013 → 2023: 510 → 1,343. 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 Pebble Creek’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Pebble Creek takes about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pebble Creek workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,543 commuters (the 35% who work from home are left out). Across Florida: 83% 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.
34% of working residents work in Tampa
Where Pebble Creek clocks in
34% 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.
Who commutes out of Pebble Creek, and who commutes in
On a workday 4,432 residents head out to work, 79 work right here, and 1,264 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7,300 people are in Pebble Creek 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.
Pebble Creek’s commute, mile by mile
About 19% 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.
Pebble Creek is easy on foot, hard by bus
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 5,413 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 9% 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 0.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 56% 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). 1.6% of Pebble Creek households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Pebble Creek’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Pebble Creek is 433rd of 2,878 U.S. towns of 7,000 to 14,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 29 | Southwest Ranches FL | 7,773 | $161K | 3.8% | 1.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 174 | Neptune Beach FL | 7,020 | $119K | 3.1% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 343 | Westlake FL | 9,042 | $132K | 3.2% | 2.8% | 1% | A |
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| 431 | East Foothills CA | 7,139 | $199K | 5.5% | 4.3% | 2% | A |
| 432 | Applewood CO | 8,350 | $131K | 4.4% | 4.5% | 2% | A |
| 433 | Pebble Creek FL | 10,447 | $110K | 6.0% | 2.4% | 2% | A |
| 434 | Edgemere MD | 9,061 | $103K | 3.9% | 3.6% | 7% | A |
| 435 | Aquia Harbour VA | 7,481 | $153K | 4.8% | 3.2% | <1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,878 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Pebble Creek, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
Work next door: 34% of Pebble Creek’s workers
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pebble Creek workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pebble Creek | – | A | A− | 28 min | $110,085 |
| Tampa | 34% | B− | A | 25 min | $75,475 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Tampa. Darker towns draw more of Pebble Creek’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 Pebble Creek: questions
What is the median household income in Pebble Creek?
$110,085 (±$21,108) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pebble Creek?
6.0%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pebble Creek?
28 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 34% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pebble Creek work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tampa (34%, 16 mi), East Lake-Orient Park (7%, 11 mi), University (4%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Pebble Creek walkable?
Pebble Creek is more walkable than 79% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 8.0 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Pebble Creek without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pebble Creek, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pebble Creek
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.