Port A Local · Run for PAL

Make beach-day money
running local food.

Pick up at Crazy Cajun. Drop off at a rental on Beach Access 1. Be on a beer at sunset. We pay you daily.

$13.13typical run · $5.00 tip

Average $25 order, $5 tip. Bigger orders, bigger tips, more money. Two runs an hour and you're at $30+/hour.

+ $5welcome bonus on your first delivery — auto to your bank

Why PAL beats DoorDash for Port A locals

We pay you like a partner.

50/50

We split the markup with you.

Every order has a markup baked in. DoorDash keeps 100% of theirs. We split ours with you, half-and-half. Real money in your pocket per delivery — not just delivery fee + tip.

100%

100% of every tip is yours.

Pre-tip, post-tip, surprise cash on the doorstep — all yours. We don't touch tips. Ever.

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Vacation rentals, not random houses.

You're delivering to people on vacation, drinking on the porch, ready to tip. Not stressed-out office workers in a high-rise. Different vibe, better tips.

$0

No app to download. No fees.

One link in your text messages, one bookmark. We never charge you a platform fee, monthly fee, gear fee — anything. You drive, you earn.

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Your neighborhood. Your hours.

You set when you go on duty. You drive the routes you already know. PA is small — most deliveries are sub-2 miles.

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Daily payouts to your bank.

Stripe handles your bank info. Cash hits 1-2 days after each delivery (instant for $0.50). No waiting two weeks for a paycheck.

How the money works

Every dollar tracked. No surprises.

Example: a $25.00 food order with a $5.00 tip from the customer.

45% markup, split 50/50 with you

(half is yours, half is PAL's)

$5.63

Delivery fee, split 50/50 with you

(half is yours, half is PAL's)

$2.50

Customer's tip

(100% yours)

$5.00

You take home, this run$13.13

2/hr

= $26.26/hour

3/hr

= $39.39/hour

40 a week

= $525.20/week

How it works

Five steps, one phone.

  1. 1

    Sign up

    Form below. We text you for a quick fit chat.

  2. 2

    Get a ping

    New order? Every on-duty runner gets text + email.

  3. 3

    Tap to claim

    First runner wins. No bidding, no surge games.

  4. 4

    Pickup + drop

    PAL pays the restaurant. You drive.

  5. 5

    Cash in

    Stripe drops your payout to your bank. Daily.

What it takes

Local. Reliable. Knows the island.

You actually live here

Or close enough that "I'll be there in 10" is honest. We're not hiring outside Mustang Island.

Vehicle that runs

Car, truck, golf cart — your call. PA's small and flat, anything works.

Phone you answer

Smart enough to read text. Charged enough to last a Saturday.

You can read a vibe

Vacation deliveries aren't Uber Eats. Be friendly. Carry a smile to the door.

We're intentionally small at first. A handful of runners we trust, then we grow as PAL Delivery does. Quality over volume.

Ready?

Get on the runner list.

Two minutes. We text or call within a day. Once you're vetted, we send you the dispatch link + the Stripe payout setup. Done.

Quick heads up

After we approve you, you'll set up Stripe payouts — about 5 minutes, one-time, your bank info stays with Stripe (we never see it). Wrap that up before your first run so your earnings auto-deposit the second you tap Delivered. If you run before finishing, no stress — we'll backfill you once you're set up.

Sign up

License + insurance

We ask all runners to keep a current driver's license and active auto insurance. We'll verify with a quick photo email once before you take orders.

Required for our umbrella liability coverage. Never shown to customers.

We answer real humans. No automated emails.