Burlington

City Commute Profile

Burlington, VT

Where Burlington’s 18,834 resident workers go each day — 44.1% work within the area; the top destination beyond it is South Burlington.

VermontLODES 2023 data
78
Commute Score

78 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Burlington at a glance
Employed Residents
18,834
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
3.2mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
44.1%
Share working within the area
Work from home
19.0%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
South Burlington
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Burlington proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Burlington commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

Burlington

18,834 commutes, one dot at a time

Burlington

Where 18,834 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Burlington, by worker count.

1Burlington0.0 mi8,310
2South Burlington3.2 mi2,427
3Essex Junction5.4 mi456
4Winooski1.9 mi434
5Shelburne6.4 mi303
6Montpelier35.6 mi265
7Wilder71.5 mi189
8White River Junction72.9 mi163

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Burlington.

1Burlington0.0 mi8,310
2South Burlington3.2 mi3,401
3Essex Junction5.4 mi1,363
4Winooski1.9 mi1,214
5Shelburne6.4 mi853
6Milton11.3 mi356
7St. Albans23.5 mi325
8Montpelier35.6 mi300

Top industries

The sectors that employ Burlington’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance29.4%
EDEducational Services18.2%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services10.2%
AFAccommodation and Food Services9.5%
RTRetail Trade7.8%
MFManufacturing3.3%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)3.1%
PAPublic Administration3.0%
FIFinance and Insurance3.0%

Burlington city profile

Who lives in Burlington — population, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
44,675
Median age
26.8yrs
Median household income
$71,109
Median home value
$444,800
Median gross rent
$1,649/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
60.5%
Poverty rate
20.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Connectivity

Internet options for Burlington

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

4 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Burlington

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