South Burlington

City Commute Profile

South Burlington, VT

Where South Burlington’s 10,564 resident workers go each day — 22.3% work within the area; the top destination beyond it is Burlington.

VermontLODES 2023 data
81
Commute Score

81 / 100

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

South Burlington at a glance
Employed Residents
10,564
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
3.2mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
22.3%
Share working within the area
Work from home
19.6%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Burlington
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for South 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 South 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.

South Burlington

10,564 commutes, one dot at a time

South Burlington

Where 10,564 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1Burlington3.2 mi3,401
2South Burlington0.0 mi2,354
3Essex Junction4.4 mi416
4Winooski3.0 mi239
5Shelburne4.5 mi228
6Montpelier32.7 mi117
7White River Junction69.7 mi76
8St. Albans25.3 mi72

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into South Burlington.

1Burlington3.2 mi2,427
2South Burlington0.0 mi2,354
3Essex Junction4.4 mi883
4Winooski3.0 mi530
5Shelburne4.5 mi381
6Milton12.9 mi324
7St. Albans25.3 mi303
8Rutland58.9 mi199

Top industries

The sectors that employ South 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%)
RTRetail Trade17.2%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance11.3%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services11.0%
AFAccommodation and Food Services8.0%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services7.4%
WSWholesale Trade5.8%
COConstruction5.5%
EDEducational Services5.3%
PAPublic Administration5.3%

South Burlington city profile

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

Population
20,756
Median age
38.2yrs
Median household income
$106,667
Median home value
$443,400
Median gross rent
$1,787/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
67.5%
Poverty rate
7.2%

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 South 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 South Burlington

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