Photo: Fancy-cats-are-happy-cats · Public domainHousehold incomes in Shelburne top those of 86% of U.S. towns
31% of workers work from home, where Vermont as a whole has 17%. 8.4% of residents live below the poverty line, next to 10.1% for Vermont as a whole. For jobs and income Shelburne is better than 70% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 73% of U.S. towns (B+).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Shelburne
Shelburne trades workers with the towns around it
Shelburne has about as many jobs (3,239) as working residents (3,197), but they are mostly different people: 2,726 residents leave for work each day while 2,768 people come in. Only 15% of the jobs in Shelburne are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Most Shelburne residents work close to home
76% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about three in four. How far ↓
A lot of Shelburne works from home
31% of Shelburne workers work from home, against 17% across Vermont. Time on the road ↓
Shelburne and Burlington trade workers both ways
Burlington is the top workplace for Shelburne residents (30%) and also where the most people who work in Shelburne come from (11% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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.
Why Shelburne gets the Jobs & income grade it does
Household income is its strongest input ($115,963, U.S. $80,734); job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 50% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Shelburne could be anywhere from B− to A.
Who leaves Shelburne for work, and who comes in
On a workday 2,726 residents head out to work, 471 work right here, and 2,768 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.01 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Shelburne’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Each way, about 20 minutes from Shelburne
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Shelburne workers work from home, vs 17% across Vermont. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,685 commuters (the 31% who work from home are left out). Across Vermont: 82% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
30% of working residents work in Burlington
Where Shelburne clocks in
30% of workers
6% 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.
What the 3,239 jobs in Shelburne are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Shelburne, 2013 → 2023: 2,726 → 3,239. 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 Shelburne’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In Shelburne, most people drive to work
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 7.2% across Vermont.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,913 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 32% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 3.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 78% 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). 4.5% of Shelburne households have no vehicle (Vermont 6.2%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Shelburne’s commuters take a bus or train.
Shelburne next to U.S. towns of 5,700 to 11,000: 1,151st of 3,007 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 376 | Williston VT | 9,975 | $107K | 4.3% | 1.6% | 17% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 948 | Essex Junction VT | 10,921 | $89K | 9.5% | 1.9% | 11% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,149 | West Creek Township IN | 8,097 | $87K | 2.0% | 6.1% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,150 | Otsego Township MI | 6,001 | $74K | 8.3% | 2.5% | 4% | B+ |
| 1,151 | Shelburne VT | 8,133 | $116K | 8.4% | 3.8% | 15% | B+ |
| 1,152 | Runnemede NJ | 8,443 | $91K | 8.0% | 6.1% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,153 | Napoleon OH | 8,680 | $77K | 7.9% | 2.1% | 29% | B+ |
| 1,154 | Montpelier VT | 7,823 | $81K | 6.5% | 2.4% | 33% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,007 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Shelburne, the top three, the last and three more from Vermont.
16% of Shelburne works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to South Burlington (14%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Shelburne workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelburne | – | B+ | B+ | 20 min | $115,963 |
| South Burlington | 14% | A− | A | 18 min | $106,667 |
| Charlotte | under 2% | A | B | 25 min | $144,375 |
| St. George | under 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Hinesburg | 2% | A− | B+ | 20 min | $112,539 |
Same-state neighbors only. St. George: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Shelburne’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 Shelburne: questions
What is the median household income in Shelburne?
$115,963 (±$15,767) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $81,203 across Vermont and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Shelburne?
8.4%, against 10.1% across Vermont and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Shelburne?
20 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Vermont and 26 nationally. 31% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Shelburne work?
15% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Burlington (30%, 7 mi), South Burlington (14%, 4 mi), Williston (6%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Shelburne walkable?
Shelburne is more walkable than 73% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 9.1 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Shelburne without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Shelburne, from the people who make the trip.
More of Shelburne
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.