Black Butte Township has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Black Butte Township has 2 jobs, and 11 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Black Butte Township for work; outside it, New England is the main destination (18%, 12 miles). Below the poverty line: 40.0% of residents, against 10.8% across North Dakota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Black Butte Township
On a workday 11 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 22 people are in Black Butte Township on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
Where the trip to work from Black Butte Township ends
Where Black Butte Township clocks in
9% 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.
Making and building: 100% of jobs based in Black Butte Township
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 Black Butte Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Black Butte Township, by distance
About 55% 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.
Around Black Butte Township: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Black Butte Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Butte Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Rifle Township | under 10% | — | — | 22 min | — |
| Havelock Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| St. Croix Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Rifle Township, Havelock Township and St. Croix Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Black Butte 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.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Black Butte Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Black Butte Township?
40.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Black Butte Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New England (18%, 12 mi), Detroit Lakes (9%, 322 mi), Omaha (9%, 487 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Black Butte Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Black Butte 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.