Editing South Burlington, Vermont (section)

==Economy==
South Burlington has a largely service-based economy. There are 191 businesses in retail trade, mainly concentrated around City Center near Dorset Street and Williston Road. There are 131 establishments in health care and assistance and 116 in professional, scientific, and technical service industries.<ref>U.S. Census Bureau, 2010-2014 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=CF {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129082905/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=CF |date=November 29, 2014 }} [https://www.census.gov]</ref> In 2020, South Burlington was first in the state for gross retail and use sales with $1,385,886,972.<ref>State of Vermont Tax Department 2020 Sales and Use Statistics. [https://tax.vermont.gov/data-and-statistics/sut#2021 http://tax.vermont.gov/research-and-reports/statistical-data/sales-and-use/2015-sales-and-use-tax-statistical-reports]. Retrieved Feb. 10, 2022</ref> Real estate, rental, and leasing operations had a sales value of $86,976,000 in 2012.<ref>U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 Economic Census, 2012 Economic Census of Island Areas, and 2012 Nonemployer Statistics. http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=CF {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129082905/http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=CF |date=November 29, 2014 }} [https://www.census.gov]</ref>

Some of the major employers in South Burlington are the [[Vermont National Guard]], [[GE Healthcare]], [[Ben & Jerry's]], [[Fairpoint Communications]], Lane Press, and Halyard Brewing Co. South Burlington is home to [[CommutAir]], a regional airline, and is headquartered in the city by the airport.<ref>"[http://www.commutair.com/ Welcome!] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805220509/http://www.commutair.com/ |date=August 5, 2017 }}" ''[[CommutAir]]''. Retrieved on May 24, 2009.</ref> Other important economic forces in South Burlington include the University Mall, Vermont's largest mall, four grocery stores centrally located in City Center, and the Development Plan for City Center.