Pendleton has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working residents average 27 minutes each way (Texas 27, U.S. 26). Only 0% work in Pendleton; the top destination outside it is Temple (39%, 7 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Pendleton
Pendleton and Temple trade workers both ways
Temple is the top workplace for Pendleton residents (39%) and also where the most people who work in Pendleton come from (24% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Pendleton is a place people come home to
There are 72 jobs based in Pendleton, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Pendleton has about 330 people in it, 49% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
34% 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 ↓
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 387 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
39% of working residents work in Temple
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Pendleton clocks in
6% of workers
4% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Pendleton quiets down on a workday
On a workday 386 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 71 people come in from elsewhere.
About 330 people are in Pendleton on a workday afternoon, 49% fewer than live here.
0.19 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.
Half of Pendleton commutes less than 13 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 34% 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.
What the 72 jobs in Pendleton are
72 jobs are based in Pendleton. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Pendleton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pendleton, 2013 → 2023: 65 → 72. 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 27 minutes each way, about the TX average
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pendleton workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 297 commuters (the 9% who work from home are left out). Across Texas: 83% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
41% of Pendleton works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Temple (39%). Darker towns draw more of Pendleton’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
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 Pendleton: questions
What is the median household income in Pendleton?
$58,092 (±$45,421) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pendleton?
16.5%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pendleton?
27 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pendleton work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Temple (39%, 7 mi), Austin (6%, 67 mi), Belton (4%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pendleton without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 28% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pendleton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pendleton
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.