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Jobs & commute in Bull Butte Township

Bull Butte Township has 5.6 jobs for every working resident: 28 people commute in to work

Hardly any work in Bull Butte Township; the top destination outside it is Williston (40%, 18 miles). Employers in Bull Butte Township report 28 jobs, and 5 of its residents work somewhere.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

The daily commute in and out of Bull Butte Township

On a workday 5 residents head out to work and none work right here.

5live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
28work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night11
Workday34
11live here− 5head out to work+ 28come in to work= 34on a workday

About 34 people are in Bull Butte Township on a workday afternoon, 209% more than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
5.60jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where Bull Butte Township’s workforce comes from

Denver: 1 workers live here (4%)Bottineau: 1 workers live here (4%)Bowman: 1 workers live here (4%)Mandan: 1 workers live here (4%)Dickinson: 3 workers live here (11%)Williston: 9 workers live here (32%)Bismarck: 1 workers live here (4%)Hideout: 1 workers live here (4%)Blue Township: 1 workers live here (4%)Equality TownshipTwelve Mile Township: 1 workers live here (4%)Hebron TownshipStrandahl TownshipBonetraill TownshipBull Butte TownshipPherrin TownshipWillistonDickinsonDenverBottineauBowmanMandanBull Butte Township
1
Williston17.5 mi away
32%9
2
Dickinson113.1 mi away
11%3
3
Denver, CO593.5 mi away
4%1
4
Bottineau164.8 mi away
4%1
5
Bowman150.4 mi away
4%1
6
Mandan177 mi away
4%1
7
Bismarck182.1 mi away
4%1
8
Hideout, UT644.3 mi away
4%1
9
Blue Township, KS726.2 mi away
4%1
104%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
29%8
The top trips

Where Bull Butte Township clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

75% of the jobs in Bull Butte Township pay over $3,333 a month

Jobs based in Bull Butte TownshipJobs Bull Butte Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms18%40%
Trade, transport & utilities82%40%
Services: health, schools, offices0%20%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less11%0%
$1,251–$3,333 a month14%40%
Over $3,333 a month75%60%

Who does it

29 or younger21%40%
30 to 5457%60%
55 and older21%0%
−82%

Jobs based in Bull Butte Township, 2014 → 2024: 159 → 28. 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 2024.

Here is what they are, next to the jobs Bull Butte Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

Near or far: the trip to work from Bull Butte Township

10 mi25 mi45 miWilliston: 40% · 17.5 miEquality Township: 20% · 37.9 miPherrin Township: 20% · 21.6 miWilliston 40%Equality Township 20%Bull Butte Township
Bull Butte TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
75%10–24 mi3 residents
25%25–50 mi1 residents
0%Over 50 mi0 residents

Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

Next door

Around Bull Butte Township: the bordering towns

Jobs & commute next door

TownBull Butte Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Bull Butte Township–————
Hebron Townshipunder 20%————
Strandahl Townshipunder 20%————
Bonetraill Townshipunder 20%————

Same-state neighbors only. Hebron Township, Strandahl Township and Bonetraill Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Bull Butte Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, 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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Bull Butte Township: questions

Where do people who live in Bull Butte Township work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Williston (40%, 18 mi), Equality Township (20%, 38 mi), Pherrin Township (20%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Bull Butte Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Bull Butte Township

Bull Butte Township home →

Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.