Work & commute · Burlington

Work & commute in Burlington, NJ

Most working residents leave Burlington for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Burlington (7%), Philadelphia (6%) and Trenton (6%). Half commute less than 13 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

327 of 5,285 working residents

Typical commute

13 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

31 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 4,958 Burlington residents head out of town to work, 327 work right here, and 4,262 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Burlington.

4,958live here, work elsewhere

327live and work here

4,262work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Burlington goes to work

Burlington1.6 mi away

7%380

Burlington (in town)right here

6%327

Philadelphia, PA15.6 mi away

6%319

Trenton11.1 mi away

6%292

Mount Laurel9.3 mi away

3%163

Hamilton12.9 mi away

3%155

Cherry Hill14.3 mi away

3%142

Moorestown8.4 mi away

2%120

Florence3.7 mi away

2%116

Westampton4.6 mi away

2%106

Everywhere elseother towns and states

60%3,165

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

How far

How far Burlington commutes

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

35%

42%

12%

11%

35%Under 10 mi

42%10–24 mi

12%25–50 mi

11%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Burlington is balanced between jobs and homes

0.87jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.87 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Burlington are

4,589 jobs are based in Burlington. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Burlington’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Burlington

4,589 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)9%

Trade, transport & utilities39%

Services (health, schools, offices…)52%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month60%

Jobs Burlington residents hold

5,285 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)10%

Trade, transport & utilities26%

Services (health, schools, offices…)64%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month26%

Over $3,333 a month61%

+27%

Jobs based in Burlington, 2013 → 2023: 3,625 → 4,589. 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.