Burdett has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Hardly any work in Burdett; the top destination outside it is Dix (13%, 6 miles). Employers in Burdett report 14 jobs for 136 working residents. A typical one-way commute lasts 19 minutes, where New York has 33 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Burdett
On a workday 136 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.
About 190 people are in Burdett on a workday afternoon, 39% fewer 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.
Where Burdett goes to work
Where Burdett clocks in
11% of workers
11% 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.
36% of the jobs in Burdett make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Burdett, 2013 → 2023: 16 → 14. 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 Burdett’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Burdett’s commute takes about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Burdett workers work from home, vs 15% across New York. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 197 commuters (the 9% who work from home are left out). Across New York: 57% drive alone, 25% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Burdett’s commute, mile by mile
About 21% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
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 Burdett: questions
What is the median household income in Burdett?
$68,750 (±$18,695) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $85,974 across New York and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Burdett?
14.7%, against 14.0% across New York and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Burdett?
19 minutes each way on average, against 33 across New York and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Burdett work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Dix (13%, 6 mi), Ithaca (11%, 18 mi), Ithaca (11%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Burdett without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Burdett, from the people who make the trip.
More of Burdett
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.