Burlington-South Burlington migration, mapped
In 2022–23, 7,303 people moved into the Burlington metro and 7,797 moved out, a net of −494. 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: Rest of Vermont leads both directions, with 1,419 people in and 1,535 out in 2022–23. The listed corridors cover about 43–47% of all flows; the totals count everyone.
- Trend: net flow has reversed from gain to loss over the last three years, from +52 in 2020–21 to −494 in 2022–23†.
Population · 2025
227,803
▼ 0.2% year over year · shrinking
Peak population · 2024
228,314
0.2% below the 2024 peak
Why the population is changing
- Growth driver: domestic outflow led the population decline in 2025: −746, against births minus deaths (−14) and international migration (+238).
- Peak population: the high-water mark was 228,314 in 2024. The 2025 estimate of 227,803 is 0.2% below that.
Net income flow · 2022–23
−$17M
▼ $389M arrived · $406M left
Avg household income · movers
$73k in · $74k out
similar incomes both directions
Burlington wealth migration
- Money moved: households moving into the Burlington metro in 2022–23 reported $389M in income (AGI). Households leaving took $406M with them, a net loss of $17M.
- Income gap: the average household moving in reported $73k of income, vs $74k for leavers. Arriving and leaving households report similar incomes.
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 47% of inbound and 43% 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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