Of these, there were 10 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 4 businesses involved in this sector. 9 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 2 businesses in this sector. 23 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 6 businesses in this sector. There were 95 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 45.3% of the workforce. there were a total of 30 full-time equivalent jobs. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 6, all in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 8, all in manufacturing. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 16. In the tertiary sector; 13 or 81.3% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles while 2 or 12.5% were in education. , there were 30 workers who commuted into the municipality and 73 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 2.4 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering. A total of 22 workers (42.3% of the 52 total workers in the municipality) both lived and worked in Pontenet. Of the working population, 4.2% used public transportation to get to work, and 74.7% used a private car. In 2011 the average local and cantonal tax rate on a married resident, with two children, of Pontenet making 150,000 CHF was 13.2%, while an unmarried resident's rate was 19.4%. For comparison, the rate for the entire canton in the same year, was 14.2% and 22.0%, while the nationwide rate was 12.3% and 21.1% respectively. In 2009 there were a total of 84 tax payers in the municipality. Of that total, 24 made over 75,000 CHF per year. The greatest number of workers, 30, made between 50,000 and 75,000 CHF per year. The average income of the over 75,000 CHF group in Pontenet was 121,983 CHF, while the average across all of Switzerland was 130,478 CHF. In 2011 a total of 1.4% of the population received direct financial assistance from the government. Religion From the , 117 or 61.6% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church, while 38 or 20.0% were Roman Catholic. Of the rest of the population, there were 5 individuals (or about 2.63% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There was 1 individual who was Islamic. 25 (or about