Where Wolf Butte Township earns its living
Hardly any work in Wolf Butte Township itself; outside it, Dickinson draws the most (36%, 50 miles). Wolf Butte Township has 11 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Wolf Butte Township by day and by night
On a workday 11 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 35 people are in Wolf Butte Township on a workday afternoon, 24% fewer than live here.
0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 people from Wolf Butte Township work
Where Wolf Butte Township clocks in
36% of workers
27% 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.
Wolf Butte Township’s commute, mile by mile
About 73% 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.
How Wolf Butte Township compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wolf Butte Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Butte Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| Bucyrus Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
| Darling Springs Township | under 10% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bucyrus Township and Darling Springs Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wolf 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 Wolf Butte Township: questions
What is the poverty rate in Wolf Butte Township?
0.0%, against 10.8% across North Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Wolf Butte Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Dickinson (36%, 50 mi), Hettinger (27%, 14 mi), Baker (9%, 71 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wolf Butte Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wolf 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.