Work & commute · West Burke

Work & commute in West Burke, VT

Most working residents leave West Burke for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Lyndon (20%), Burke (12%) and St. Johnsbury (11%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 104 working residents

Typical commute

16 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

25 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

20%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 104 West Burke residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 34 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in West Burke.

104live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

34work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where West Burke goes to work

Lyndon6.6 mi away

20%21

Burke3.3 mi away

12%12

St. Johnsbury12.7 mi away

11%11

Rutland86.9 mi away

3%3

South Burlington60.9 mi away

3%3

Colchester61.6 mi away

3%3

Newark6.7 mi away

3%3

Montpelier39.1 mi away

2%2

Burlington62.9 mi away

2%2

Hartford70.6 mi away

2%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

40%42

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

How far

How far West Burke commutes

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

37%

23%

13%

28%

37%Under 10 mi

23%10–24 mi

13%25–50 mi

28%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

West Burke is a commuter town

0.33jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.33 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in West Burke are

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

Jobs based in West Burke

34 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)21%

Trade, transport & utilities35%

Services (health, schools, offices…)44%

$1,250 a month or less35%

$1,251–$3,333 a month18%

Over $3,333 a month47%

Jobs West Burke residents hold

104 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)12%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)70%

$1,250 a month or less22%

$1,251–$3,333 a month24%

Over $3,333 a month54%

+31%

Jobs based in West Burke, 2013 → 2023: 26 → 34. 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.