Butman Township has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Only 3% work in Butman Township; the top destination outside it is Gladwin (13%, 9 miles). There are 87 jobs in Butman Township; 627 of its residents have a job. Butman Township grades D for jobs and income and D− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2021, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Butman Township: the gist
Butman Township is a place people come home to
There are 87 jobs based in Butman Township, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Butman Township has about 1,600 people in it, 25% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
44% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Butman Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 24 across Michigan. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2021, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; 2021 is the newest year Michigan has published; with 627 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Butman Township
On income, poverty and job access, Butman Township is better than 14% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Butman Township’s grade up (11.7%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 2% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (3.2%) is left out: Butman Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
The commuting and job counts on this page are Census LEHD 2021: Michigan reports later than other states, so its newest year is two years behind.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Butman Township could be anywhere from D to C.
How a workday changes Butman Township
On a workday 606 residents head out to work, 21 work right here, and 66 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,600 people are in Butman Township on a workday afternoon, 25% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2021, primary jobs.
How far it is to work from Butman Township
About 44% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2021.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Each way, about 32 minutes from Butman Township
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Butman Township workers work from home, vs 14% across Michigan. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 657 commuters (the 12% who work from home are left out). Across Michigan: 86% 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.
Where Butman Township goes to work
Where Butman Township clocks in
6% of workers
5% 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.
Jobs in Butman Township: what the 87 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Butman Township, 2011 → 2021: 92 → 87. 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 2021.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Butman Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Most trips from Butman Township start in a car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 748 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 5.5% of Butman Township households have no vehicle (Michigan 7.0%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Butman Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 5,404 U.S. towns of 1,500 to 2,900, Butman Township comes 4,335th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 94 | Caledonia MI | 1,778 | $106K | 3.7% | 0.5% | 2% | A+ |
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| 132 | Village of Grosse Pointe Shores MI | 2,533 | $190K | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A+ |
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| 213 | Wheatfield Township MI | 1,659 | $117K | 1.9% | 2.7% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,333 | Helena OK | 1,527 | $62K | 12.0% | 8.7% | 11% | D |
| 4,334 | George West TX | 2,238 | $48K | 13.6% | 4.5% | 17% | D |
| 4,335 | Butman Township MI | 2,137 | $62K | 11.7% | 3.2% | 3% | D |
| 4,336 | Wysox Township PA | 1,545 | $60K | 13.0% | 7.8% | 12% | D |
| 4,337 | Jonesboro IL | 1,635 | $59K | 20.9% | 1.3% | 6% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 5,404 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Butman Township, the top three, the last and three more from Michigan.
Butman Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Butman Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butman Township | – | D | D− | 32 min | $61,989 |
| Clement Township | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Gladwin Township | under 2% | D | B− | 29 min | $58,906 |
| Sherman Township | under 2% | D | D | 31 min | $49,181 |
Same-state neighbors only. Clement Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Butman Township’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 2021, 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 Butman Township: questions
What is the median household income in Butman Township?
$61,989 (±$10,155) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,875 across Michigan and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Butman Township?
11.7%, against 13.2% across Michigan and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Butman Township?
32 minutes each way on average, against 24 across Michigan and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Butman Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Gladwin (13%, 9 mi), Midland (6%, 35 mi), Mount Pleasant (5%, 40 mi) (Census LEHD 2021).
Is Butman Township walkable?
Butman Township is more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.9 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Butman Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Butman Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Butman Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2021, 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.