Of important note, Pine is also a town of artists. Pine has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Pine’s character.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 36.05% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Another notable thing is that Pine is a major vacation destination. Much of the town’s population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependent on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, Pine’s population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live.
Because of many things, Pine is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Pine really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Pine perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Pine has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Pine has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Pine than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Pine may be for you.
One downside of living in Pine, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.10 minutes every day commuting to work.
Being a small town, Pine does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
