Pine Ridge has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each
Only 4% stay in Pine Ridge for work; outside it, Inverness is the main destination (12%, 10 miles). There are 1,525 jobs in Pine Ridge; 3,080 of its residents have a job. Pine Ridge grades C for jobs and income and B− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Pine Ridge, in brief
A big share show a job far from home
37% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Pine Ridge has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Pine Ridge went from 1,113 in 2013 to 1,525 in 2023, +37%. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Pine Ridge
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Pine Ridge is better than 34% of U.S. towns, #462 of 638 in Florida. Unemployment holds Pine Ridge’s grade up (3.5%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 25% of U.S. towns).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Pine Ridge could be anywhere from D to B.
Near or far: the trip to work from Pine Ridge
About 37% 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.
What Pine Ridge’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pine Ridge, 2013 → 2023: 1,113 → 1,525. 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.
In and out of Pine Ridge on a workday
On a workday 2,955 residents head out to work, 125 work right here, and 1,400 people come in from elsewhere.
About 9,200 people are in Pine Ridge on a workday afternoon, 14% 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 people from Pine Ridge work
Where Pine Ridge clocks in
12% of workers
7% of workers
4% 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 long Pine Ridge spends getting to work: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 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 2,477 commuters (the 15% 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.
Getting around Pine Ridge: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Pine Ridge is more walkable than 47% of U.S. towns, #479 of 638 in Florida. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.7% of 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 2,929 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 45% 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 1.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 59% 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). 2.4% 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 2,507 U.S. towns of 8,000 to 15,000, Pine Ridge comes 1,867th on jobs and income
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 235 | Key Biscayne FL | 14,815 | $182K | 5.5% | 2.8% | 12% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 301 | Asbury Lake FL | 14,458 | $101K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 322 | Westlake FL | 9,042 | $132K | 3.2% | 2.8% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,865 | Saddlebrooke AZ | 13,085 | $89K | 5.4% | 9.3% | 8% | C |
| 1,866 | West Lealman FL | 14,944 | $52K | 17.6% | 5.3% | 2% | C |
| 1,867 | Pine Ridge FL | 10,762 | $71K | 15.1% | 3.5% | 4% | C |
| 1,868 | Justice IL | 12,285 | $57K | 19.4% | 6.7% | 3% | C |
| 1,869 | Abingdon VA | 8,284 | $55K | 15.9% | 3.0% | 26% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 2,507 | Roma TX | 11,543 | $25K | 37.1% | 12.4% | 22% | 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 its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pine Ridge workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Ridge | – | C | B− | 24 min | $71,014 |
| Beverly Hills | under 2% | D | B+ | 28 min | $46,488 |
| Citrus Hills | 2% | B+ | C | 21 min | $85,837 |
| Black Diamond | under 2% | B | C | — | $96,305 |
| Hernando | under 2% | D− | C− | 32 min | $43,076 |
| Citrus Springs | under 2% | C | B− | 29 min | $68,011 |
| Lecanto | 4% | C+ | C+ | 30 min | $56,215 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Lecanto. 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?
$71,014 (±$17,928) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $74,568 across Florida and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pine Ridge?
15.1%, against 12.6% across Florida and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pine Ridge?
24 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Florida and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pine Ridge work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Inverness (12%, 10 mi), Ocala (7%, 26 mi), Lecanto (4%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Pine Ridge walkable?
Pine Ridge is more walkable than 47% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 8.3 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Pine Ridge 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 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.