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Pleasant HillTX

A town of 830 in Texas.

Is Pleasant Hill a good place to live?

Pleasant Hill’s average trip to work is 49 minutes, where Texas’ towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Only 4 of the 643 Texas towns we compare have a higher owner-occupancy rate than Pleasant Hill. Pleasant Hill has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

830 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Getting set up

Moving to Pleasant Hill: who provides what

Pleasant Hill is unincorporated, so Polk County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerEntergy Texas13.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterDamascus Stryker WSCNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesPolk CountyPolk County provides services here
SchoolsCorrigan-Camden Independent School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteIn personTexas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections herePolk County Early Voting ClerkPolk County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2023
ZIP code7593975939 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Pleasant Hill.

Work & commute

Most of Pleasant Hill’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.2 jobs for each of them

The median commute is under 26 miles. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Pleasant Hill dropped by 322, to 49. For working residents in the town, the share who work locally is 0.5%. The top destinations are Corrigan (16%), Lufkin (12%) and Houston (9%).

0%work in town
Pleasant HillTypical Texas townTypical U.S. town
Below the poverty line5.9%12%9.6%
Working residents who work in town0.5%8.3%8%
Median household income$53,000$69,000$80,000

Where working residents work

In Pleasant Hill0%
Corrigan16%
Lufkin12%
Houston9%
Livingston4%
26 mi
median commute distance
49
jobs based in Pleasant Hill
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

In Pleasant Hill, expect mild winters and hot summers

Pleasant Hill’s typical July afternoon high is 94°F.

95°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter41–62°
Spring56–78°
Summer72–93°
Fall57–80°
Nov 15
typical first frost
Mar 11
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
95°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Pleasant Hill faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

The risk rating from FEMA here in Pleasant Hill is 64 of 100. FEMA puts 23% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 21% to hurricanes.

64risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
64High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHurricanesTornadoes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Pleasant Hill is

The share of adults in Pleasant Hill who had a checkup this year is 72%. Just over a third of adults in Pleasant Hill get no exercise outside work; 27% say their health is fair or poor.

Pleasant HillTypical Texas townTypical U.S. town
No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES)26%18%8.1%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)72%74%79%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)34%30%25%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)27%24%19%
31 measures vs. Texas
0 better22 too close to call9 worse
What stands outPleasant HillTX
More uninsured adults25.9%19.1%
More smokers15.4%12.5%
More adults who get no exercise34%27.8%
CHI St. Lukes Health Memorial Livingston
19.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Pleasant Hill

14pages on Pleasant Hill
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Pleasant Hill; the nearest are

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Pleasant Hill for work

Where Pleasant Hill’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

16% → Corrigan Corrigan 16% 12% → Lufkin Lufkin 12% 9% → Houston Houston 9% 4% → Livingston Livingston 4% 4% → Nacogdoches Nacogdoches 4% 2% → Diboll Diboll 2% Pleasant Hill · 0% stay
49jobs based in Pleasant Hill
0%of working residents work in town
26 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Questions about Pleasant Hill

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Pleasant Hill, TX a good place to live?

Pleasant Hill has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.