Work & commute · West Burlington

Work & commute in West Burlington, IA

About one in 5 of West Burlington’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Burlington (36%), Mount Pleasant (4%) and Davenport (2%). Half commute less than 3 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

21%

293 of 1,398 working residents

Typical commute

3 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

18 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 1,105 West Burlington residents head out of town to work, 293 work right here, and 4,888 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in West Burlington.

1,105live here, work elsewhere

293live and work here

4,888work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where West Burlington goes to work

Burlington2.9 mi away

36%507

West Burlington (in town)right here

21%293

Mount Pleasant21.7 mi away

4%53

Davenport58.9 mi away

2%34

Fort Madison16.5 mi away

2%31

Middletown4.6 mi away

2%28

Iowa City60.5 mi away

2%28

Cedar Rapids83.2 mi away

2%24

Muscatine41.7 mi away

2%23

Mediapolis12.9 mi away

1%18

Everywhere elseother towns and states

26%359

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far West Burlington commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

62%

11%

21%

62%Under 10 mi

11%10–24 mi

6%25–50 mi

21%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

West Burlington is a job hub

3.71jobs per working resident

A job hub

3.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in West Burlington are

5,181 jobs are based in West Burlington. Here is what they are, next to the jobs West Burlington’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in West Burlington

5,181 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)10%

Trade, transport & utilities27%

Services (health, schools, offices…)63%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month57%

Jobs West Burlington residents hold

1,398 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)28%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)53%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month54%

−5%

Jobs based in West Burlington, 2013 → 2023: 5,479 → 5,181. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.