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I don't pocket carry very often, but when I do, it's almost always in 5.11 cargo-type pants or my dress slacks with a little more room than my standard-issue Wranglers.

In most any scenario, my layout is pretty much based around tis setup, whether I'm wearing my Wranglers and a T-shirt or my Hickey Freeman:
Flashlight goes in my left-rear pocket, next to my billfold. Knife in the right front pocket. If I have a pocket-carry (or speedloders when I'm carrying a wheelgun) in that pocket, the knife goes to the back pocket, as close to my hip as possible without interfering with my carry rig. Cell phone #1 clipped to the left pocket (externally) in jeans, and clipped to the belt in slacks. Cell phone #2 goes to a shirt pocket, but I rarely actually CARRY both cell phones--I'm either "at work" or "not at work" and switch appropriately.

For what it's worth, I'm right handed. Usually (but not always) if I'm pocket carrying, it's a backup and as such on my support side (left).

But for the reasons you've outlined, I rarely pocket carry, and when I do it's just for that quick trip to the store and back.

I love the IDEA of pocket carry in a good holster, but I haven't come up with a workable EDC solution that works for me.

Probably not much help, but I figured I'd offer my 2 cents worth. I think the key is finding a more-or-less workable BASIC setup, and then modifying situationally as little as possible, at least for the critical items--that way they're close to where you grab for 'em in a bind.

ETA: It's worth noting that when I do pocket carry, it's almost exclusively a NAA mini-revolver in 22mag with a folding grip. Rarely, but occasionally my J-Frame in a good pocket holster that wraps the trigger.