Photo: joshdoe · CC BY-SA 2.0Household incomes in Burke Centre are higher than in 97% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Burke Centre A−; getting around on foot earns it A. Poverty touches 5.2% of residents, where Virginia as a whole has 9.9%. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 6.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 56.3 in Arlington.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Burke Centre in brief
The better-paid jobs are outside Burke Centre
73% of Burke Centre residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 44% of the jobs based in Burke Centre pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 98% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Home offices are common in Burke Centre
27% of Burke Centre workers work from home, against 18% across Virginia. Time on the road ↓
Burke Centre workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 27 across Virginia. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Burke Centre
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Burke Centre is better than 83% of U.S. towns, #104 of 253 in Virginia. Household income holds Burke Centre’s grade up ($164,123, U.S. $80,734); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Burke Centre could be anywhere from B+ to A.
What the 2,981 jobs in Burke Centre are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Burke Centre, 2013 → 2023: 2,973 → 2,981. 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 Burke Centre’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Burke Centre spends getting to work: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Burke Centre workers work from home, vs 18% across Virginia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,096 commuters (the 27% who work from home are left out). Across Virginia: 83% 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.
How many people are in Burke Centre by day
On a workday 7,434 residents head out to work, 188 work right here, and 2,793 people come in from elsewhere.
About 12,000 people are in Burke Centre on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer than live here.
0.39 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
13% of working residents work in Washington
Where Burke Centre clocks in
13% of workers
10% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Burke Centre
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.
Walkable streets, thin transit: Burke Centre
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Burke Centre is more walkable than 89% of U.S. towns, #71 of 253 in Virginia. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 4.7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 5.7% across Virginia.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 8,384 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 19% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 6.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 87% 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). 3.1% of Burke Centre households have no vehicle (Virginia 6.1%, U.S. 8.4%). 4% of Burke Centre’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 1,999 U.S. towns of 12,000 to 23,000, Burke Centre comes 576th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 4 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 6 | Wolf Trap VA | 15,858 | $250K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 21 | Rose Hill VA | 21,066 | $175K | 2.6% | 2.7% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 574 | Arroyo Grande CA | 18,123 | $103K | 4.8% | 2.9% | 13% | A− |
| 575 | Newtown Township PA | 19,806 | $148K | 5.5% | 6.0% | 9% | A− |
| 576 | Burke Centre VA | 17,037 | $164K | 5.2% | 6.6% | 2% | A− |
| 577 | Leesylvania VA | 21,632 | $133K | 4.4% | 6.1% | 2% | A− |
| 578 | North Canton OH | 17,692 | $73K | 6.4% | 1.7% | 9% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,999 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Burke Centre, the top three, the last and three more from Virginia.
Burke Centre and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Burke Centre workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burke Centre | – | A− | A | 32 min | $164,123 |
| Fairfax Station | under 3% | A | B+ | 30 min | $212,224 |
| Burke | under 3% | A | A | 29 min | $185,818 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Burke Centre’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 Burke Centre: questions
What is the median household income in Burke Centre?
$164,123 (±$9,683) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $93,170 across Virginia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Burke Centre?
5.2%, against 9.9% across Virginia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Burke Centre?
32 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Virginia and 26 nationally. 27% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Burke Centre work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (13%, 17 mi), Springfield (10%, 6 mi), Arlington (8%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Burke Centre walkable?
Burke Centre is more walkable than 89% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 12.7 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Burke Centre without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 19% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Burke Centre, from the people who make the trip.
More of Burke Centre
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.