Burrillville is a medium-sized town located in the state of Rhode Island. With a population of 16,300 people and three associated neighborhoods, Burrillville is the 24th largest community in Rhode Island.

Also of interest is that Burrillville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.75% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In Burrillville, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.45 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

In terms of college education, Burrillville is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 27.58% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Burrillville in 2022 was $43,512, which is lower middle income relative to Rhode Island, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $174,048 for a family of four.

The people who call Burrillville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Burrillville residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Burrillville include French, Irish, English, French Canadian, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Burrillville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.