With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Butler Township works elsewhere
Hardly any stay in Butler Township for work; outside it, Bethany is the main destination (18%, 10 miles). Employers in Butler Township report 2 jobs for 34 working residents. 0% of workers have no commute at all, where Missouri as a whole has 13%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Butler Township, and who commutes in
On a workday 34 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 71 people are in Butler Township on a workday afternoon, 31% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Butler Township: the destinations
Where Butler Township clocks in
18% of workers
12% of workers
9% 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.
Butler Township makes things: 100% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Butler Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Butler Township
of Butler Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Missouri. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 29 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across Missouri: 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.
How far Butler Township goes to work
About 47% 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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Next door to Butler Township
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Butler Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler Township | – | — | — | — | $91,806 |
| Benton Township | under 3% | — | — | 32 min | — |
| White Oak Township | under 3% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Miller Township | under 3% | — | — | 37 min | — |
| Cypress Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Athens Township | under 3% | C− | B− | 19 min | $49,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Benton Township, White Oak Township, Miller Township and Cypress Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Butler 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 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 0% of Butler Township workers work outside Missouri. The job records count 15% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Butler Township: questions
What is the median household income in Butler Township?
$91,806 (±$76,209) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $70,702 across Missouri and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Butler Township?
14.9%, against 12.6% across Missouri and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Butler Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bethany (18%, 10 mi), Kansas City (12%, 75 mi), St. Joseph (9%, 45 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Butler Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Butler Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Butler Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, 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.