US Post Office-Burbank Downtown Station · Photo: Minnaert · CC BY-SA 3.0A job hub: Burbank has 3.7 jobs per working resident, and 166,745 people come in to work
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 5.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 17.5 in Los Angeles. Employers in Burbank report 178,649 jobs; 48,133 of its residents have a job. The two grades for Burbank are B for jobs and income and A for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Burbank apart
Burbank fills up on a workday
Burbank has 178,649 jobs, 3.7 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 234,000 people are in town, more than double the 103,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
Much of Burbank works one town over
46% of working residents work in a town that borders Burbank: Los Angeles (40%) and Glendale (6%). Next door ↓
A lot of Burbank works from home
30% of Burbank workers work from home, against 17% across California. Time on the road ↓
Many jobs in Burbank pay little
32% of the jobs based in Burbank pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. The jobs ↓
Nearly all the work in Burbank is services
90% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 4% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Burbank’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Burbank is better than 63% of U.S. towns, #381 of 847 in California. Job access by car holds Burbank’s grade up (among the top U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (7.4%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Burbank could be anywhere from B to B+.
The daily commute in and out of Burbank
On a workday 36,229 residents head out to work and 11,904 work right here.
About 234,000 people are in Burbank on a workday afternoon, 127% more than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Burbank’s commute takes about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Burbank workers work from home, vs 17% across California. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 36,277 commuters (the 30% who work from home are left out). Across California: 79% drive alone, 3% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Burbank is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Burbank, 2013 → 2023: 133,596 → 178,649. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Burbank’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where the people who work in Burbank live
Where Burbank clocks in
6% of workers
2% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Half of Burbank commutes less than 8 miles
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
In Burbank, walking beats the bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Burbank is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns, #136 of 847 in California. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 6.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 7.1% across California.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 52,091 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 96% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 53% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 5.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 86% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 8.3% of Burbank households have no vehicle (California 7.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Burbank’s commuters take a bus or train.
These are town averages; neighborhoods differ.
Among U.S. towns of 72,000 to 139,000, Burbank ranks 206th of 420 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Plymouth MN | 78,942 | $137K | 4.3% | 2.3% | 12% | A+ |
| 3 | South Jordan UT | 87,614 | $134K | 3.7% | 2.4% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 21 | Berkeley CA | 121,911 | $108K | 17.3% | 5.6% | 21% | A |
| 22 | Mountain View CA | 85,438 | $190K | 6.0% | 3.7% | 16% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 24 | Livermore CA | 83,457 | $161K | 4.9% | 3.6% | 23% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 204 | Deltona FL | 100,267 | $77K | 10.2% | 3.4% | 4% | B |
| 205 | Perry Township IN | 123,439 | $67K | 12.8% | 2.9% | 11% | B |
| 206 | Burbank CA | 102,988 | $97K | 10.7% | 7.4% | 25% | B |
| 207 | Conroe TX | 119,564 | $76K | 11.2% | 3.9% | 23% | B |
| 208 | Manteca CA | 96,693 | $97K | 9.5% | 5.8% | 12% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 420 | Flint MI | 79,306 | $38K | 34.1% | 14.8% | 20% | D |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Burbank, the top three, the last and three more from California.
Bordering towns draw 46% of Burbank’s workers
The biggest share goes to Los Angeles (40%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Burbank workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burbank | – | B | A | 26 min | $97,082 |
| Los Angeles | 40% | B− | A+ | 31 min | $81,939 |
| Glendale | 6% | B− | A | 27 min | $88,393 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Burbank’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Burbank: questions
What is the median household income in Burbank?
$97,082 (±$4,808) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $99,122 across California and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Burbank?
10.7%, against 12.0% across California and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Burbank?
26 minutes each way on average, against 29 across California and 26 nationally. 30% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Burbank work?
25% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Los Angeles (40%, 13 mi), Glendale (6%, 5 mi), Pasadena (2%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Burbank walkable?
Burbank is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 14.2 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Burbank without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. 53% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Burbank, from the people who make the trip.
More of Burbank
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.