Households in Pine Ridge have higher incomes than those in 92% of U.S. towns
Only 2% work in Pine Ridge; the top destination outside it is Naples (10%, 6 miles). Below the poverty line: 6.9% of residents, next to 12.6% for Florida as a whole. For jobs and income Pine Ridge is better than 89% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 31% of U.S. towns (C).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Pine Ridge: the gist
Commutes from Pine Ridge are quick
The average trip to work takes 15 minutes, against 28 across Florida. That’s about 100 hours a year less on the road than the typical Florida worker. Time on the road ↓
Most Pine Ridge residents work close to home
61% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
Pine Ridge’s workforce skews older
36% of Pine Ridge’s working residents are 55 or older. 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; with 622 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Pine Ridge
Household income is its strongest input ($131,953, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns. It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
Unemployment (1.1%) is left out: Pine Ridge’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Pine Ridge could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Pine Ridge’s commute takes about 15 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pine Ridge workers work from home, vs 16% across Florida. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 791 commuters (the 17% 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.
How far Pine Ridge’s workers travel
About 27% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Pine Ridge
570 jobs are based in Pine Ridge.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pine Ridge, 2013 → 2023: 520 → 570. 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 Pine Ridge’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A workday in Pine Ridge: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 608 residents head out to work, 14 work right here, and 556 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 (0.92 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.
Where Pine Ridge’s working residents head each day
Where Pine Ridge clocks in
10% of workers
6% 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.
Pine Ridge is a driving town
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.6% across Florida.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 953 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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 0.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 50% 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). 0.0% of Pine Ridge households have no vehicle (Florida 6.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Pine Ridge’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 5,921 U.S. towns of 1,300 to 2,600, Pine Ridge comes 393rd on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
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| 108 | Atlantis FL | 2,140 | $117K | 3.6% | 3.9% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 135 | Old Miakka FL | 1,818 | $137K | 2.0% | 0.0% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 142 | Lake Mary Jane FL | 1,792 | $146K | 0.0% | 3.1% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 391 | Mission Canyon CA | 2,357 | $208K | 5.6% | 3.1% | 2% | A |
| 392 | Monroe Township IL | 1,428 | $93K | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1% | A |
| 393 | Pine Ridge FL | 1,910 | $132K | 6.9% | 1.1% | 2% | A |
| 394 | Fairfield Township OH | 1,447 | $106K | 2.6% | 3.0% | 1% | A |
| 395 | Mantorville Township MN | 1,858 | $122K | 4.0% | 2.1% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 5,921 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | 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 Pine Ridge, the top three, the last and three more from Florida.
Pine Ridge and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Pelican Marsh (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pine Ridge workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Ridge | – | A | C | 15 min | $131,953 |
| Pelican Marsh | 5% | A+ | A− | 24 min | $143,261 |
| Pelican Bay | 4% | B+ | B+ | 19 min | $163,520 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Pine Ridge’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 Pine Ridge: questions
What is the median household income in Pine Ridge?
$131,953 (±$10,183) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pine Ridge?
6.9%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pine Ridge?
15 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pine Ridge work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Naples (10%, 6 mi), Bonita Springs (6%, 9 mi), Pelican Marsh (5%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Pine Ridge walkable?
Pine Ridge is more walkable than 31% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 7.8 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Pine Ridge without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pine Ridge, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pine Ridge
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.