Work & commute · Williston

Work & commute in Williston, VT

Most working residents leave Williston for work: only 17% work in town. The top destinations are Burlington (24%), South Burlington (17%) and Colchester (6%). Half commute less than 5 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

17%

797 of 4,791 working residents

Typical commute

5 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

20 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

22%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 3,994 Williston residents head out of town to work, 797 work right here, and 9,996 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Williston.

3,994live here, work elsewhere

797live and work here

9,996work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Williston goes to work

Burlington8.3 mi away

24%1,127

South Burlington4.2 mi away

17%818

Williston (in town)right here

17%797

Colchester10.7 mi away

6%268

Essex Junction4.3 mi away

5%251

Essex7.9 mi away

4%190

Shelburne7.8 mi away

4%174

Winooski6.3 mi away

2%95

Hinesburg6.7 mi away

2%82

Montpelier28.3 mi away

1%64

Everywhere elseother towns and states

19%925

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

How far

How far Williston commutes

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

80%

80%Under 10 mi

7%10–24 mi

7%25–50 mi

7%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Williston is a job hub

2.25jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Williston are

10,793 jobs are based in Williston. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Williston’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Williston

10,793 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)17%

Trade, transport & utilities35%

Services (health, schools, offices…)49%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month21%

Over $3,333 a month65%

Jobs Williston residents hold

4,791 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)13%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)70%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month16%

Over $3,333 a month72%

−8%

Jobs based in Williston, 2013 → 2023: 11,719 → 10,793. 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.