Work means Wichita Falls for more than half of Pleasant Valley’s working residents
3% of workers work from home; Texas has 14%. A typical one-way commute from Pleasant Valley lasts 17 minutes (Texas 27, U.S. 26). 19 jobs are based in Pleasant Valley; 128 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Pleasant Valley by day and by night
On a workday 128 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 19 people come in from elsewhere.
About 260 people are in Pleasant Valley on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.
0.15 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.
The places Pleasant Valley commutes to
Where Pleasant Valley clocks in
53% of workers
4% of workers
2% 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.
Jobs in Pleasant Valley: what the 19 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pleasant Valley, 2013 → 2023: 26 → 19. 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 Pleasant Valley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Pleasant Valley: about 17 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pleasant Valley workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 182 commuters (the 3% who work from home are left out). Across Texas: 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 Pleasant Valley’s workers travel
About 30% 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.
Bordering towns draw 53% of Pleasant Valley’s workers
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pleasant Valley workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Valley | – | — | — | 17 min | $81,250 |
| Wichita Falls | 53% | C+ | A− | 14 min | $60,177 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Wichita Falls. Darker towns draw more of Pleasant Valley’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 Pleasant Valley: questions
What is the median household income in Pleasant Valley?
$81,250 (±$21,441) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pleasant Valley?
8.7%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pleasant Valley?
17 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pleasant Valley work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Pleasant Valley without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pleasant Valley, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pleasant Valley
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.