Burlington migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 9,804 people moved into the Burlington metro and 7,943 moved out, a net of +1,861. Yellow arcs are people arriving, blue arcs are people leaving. Hover a dot to see the corridor, or click through to compare.
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† IRS methodology change in this year’s files (see methodology)
What the flows say
- Biggest published corridors: more arrivals come from Durham, NC than anywhere else: 2,781 people in 2022–23. The top destination for leavers is Greensboro, NC (2,122). The listed corridors cover about 66% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net inflow has held roughly steady over the last three years, from +1,981 in 2020–21 to +1,861 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
186,177
▲ 1.5% year over year · growing
Peak population
186,177
highest in the series shown (since 2000)
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: domestic migration added more people than anything else: +2,024 in 2025, ahead of births minus deaths (+68) and international migration (+730).
- Peak population: the 2025 estimate of 186,177 is the highest on record, in data going back to 2000.
Net income flow · 2022–23
+$81M
▲ $329M arrived · $248M left
Avg household income · movers
$60k in · $54k out
arrivals out-earn leavers by 11%
Burlington wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Burlington metro in 2022–23 reported $329M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $248M with them, a net gain of $81M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $60k of income, vs $54k for leavers. Arrivals out-earn leavers by 11%.
About the data
Corridors are IRS county-to-county migration flows added up into metro areas (2023 Census metro definitions; exemptions ≈ people). "Rest of" entries cover a state's counties outside any featured metro. The IRS hides corridors with fewer than 20 returns, so the lists here cover about 66% of inbound and 66% of outbound movers in 2022–23. The in, out, and net totals count everyone. Income figures are the total income (AGI) movers reported, from the complete county totals. Dollars are not adjusted for inflation, and household averages divide by the number of returns. Population figures are Census Bureau estimates; the peak covers records since 2000. Years marked † had a change in how the IRS built the files. Full details on the methodology page.
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