Pantego has 2.7 jobs for every working resident: 3,100 people commute in to work
Jobs & income B: better than 58% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access.
Walkability B: more walkable than 64% of U.S. towns.
Household incomes here are lower than in 56% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 30 minutes each way (Texas 27, U.S. 26). Only 2% work in Pantego; the top destination outside it is Arlington (26%, 2 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Pantego
Pantego is where the jobs are
Pantego has 3,118 jobs, 2.7 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 4,400 people are in town, 80% more than the 2,400 who live here. Day and night ↓
Pantego and Arlington trade workers both ways
Arlington is the top workplace for Pantego residents (26%) and also where the most people who work in Pantego come from (26% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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.
What’s behind Pantego’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Pantego is better than 58% of U.S. towns. Job access by car holds Pantego’s grade up (ahead of 97% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (14.7%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on unemployment.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Pantego could be anywhere from C to A+.
Pantego nearly doubles on a workday
On a workday 1,139 residents head out to work, 18 work right here, and 3,100 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,400 people are in Pantego on a workday afternoon, 80% more than live here.
2.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Where Pantego’s workers come from
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Pantego clocks in
26% of workers
16% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
What the 3,118 jobs in Pantego are
3,118 jobs are based in Pantego. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Pantego’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pantego, 2013 → 2023: 2,850 → 3,118. 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.
About 30 minutes each way, longer than most of Texas
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pantego workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 927 commuters (the 18% who work from home are left out). Across Texas: 83% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Half of Pantego commutes less than 12 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Most trips from Pantego start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Pantego is more walkable than 64% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.0% across Texas.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,137 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 0.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 10.0% of Pantego households have no vehicle (Texas 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Pantego’s commuters take a bus or train.
Pantego is 1,862nd of 5,207 U.S. towns of 1,700 to 3,300 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Pantego, the top three, the last and three more from Texas.
| # | 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 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 13 | Hollywood Park TX | 3,140 | $138K | 2.6% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 19 | Talty TX | 3,299 | $155K | 1.9% | 1.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 24 | Southside Place TX | 1,916 | $163K | 5.0% | 5.4% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,860 | Quarryville PA | 2,871 | $80K | 14.3% | 2.8% | 6% | B |
| 1,861 | Vonore TN | 1,715 | $58K | 10.1% | 0.3% | 20% | B |
| 1,862 | Pantego TX | 2,440 | $71K | 14.7% | 4.2% | 2% | B |
| 1,863 | Gerrish Township MI | 2,839 | $96K | 6.6% | 2.9% | 8% | B |
| 1,864 | Spring Valley Township OH | 2,565 | $98K | 8.3% | 8.0% | 7% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 5,207 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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.
Pantego and the towns next door
Darker towns draw more of Pantego’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pantego workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pantego | – | B | B | 30 min | $71,293 |
| Dalworthington Gardens | under 2% | A | C | 27 min | $138,594 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Pantego: questions
What is the median household income in Pantego?
$71,293 (±$19,583) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pantego?
14.7%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pantego?
30 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pantego work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Arlington (26%, 2 mi), Fort Worth (16%, 12 mi), Dallas (13%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Pantego walkable?
Pantego is more walkable than 64% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 10.4 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Pantego without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pantego, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pantego
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.