Photo: Nyttend · Public domainMost of Butler Township commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
There are 118 jobs in Butler Township; 733 of its residents have a job. For jobs and income Butler Township is better than 63% of U.S. towns (B); for walkability it is more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns (D). Only 3% stay in Butler Township for work; outside it, Greenville is the main destination (14%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Butler Township apart
Butler Township is a place people come home to
There are 118 jobs based in Butler Township, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Butler Township has about 820 people in it, 43% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Butler Township workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 39 minutes each way, against 23 across Ohio. Over a year that’s about 299 hours of commuting, 123 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (26 to 31 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 733 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Butler Township’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
Household income holds Butler Township’s grade up ($93,508, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 41% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate.
Unemployment (3.1%) is left out: Butler Township’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Butler Township could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
Butler Township quiets down on a workday
On a workday 708 residents head out to work, 25 work right here, and 93 people come in from elsewhere.
About 820 people are in Butler Township on a workday afternoon, 43% 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 2024, primary jobs.
Butler Township’s commute takes about 39 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Butler Township workers work from home, vs 13% across Ohio. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 653 commuters (the 9% who work from home are left out). Across Ohio: 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.
The towns that employ Butler Township’s residents
Where Butler Township clocks in
14% of workers
7% 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: 36% of jobs based in Butler Township
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Butler Township, 2014 → 2024: 117 → 118. 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 Butler Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Butler Township commutes less than 17 miles
About 15% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Getting around Butler Township: mostly by car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 721 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). 0.9% of Butler Township households have no vehicle (Ohio 7.5%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Butler Township’s commuters take a bus or train.
1,354th of 5,877: where Butler Township ranks among U.S. towns of 1,000 to 1,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 28 | New California OH | 1,672 | $162K | 0.0% | 1.1% | 0% | A+ |
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| 51 | Millcreek Township OH | 1,562 | $151K | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 62 | Bratenahl OH | 1,396 | $138K | 4.4% | 0.8% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,352 | Woodville WI | 1,389 | $80K | 7.4% | 1.3% | 7% | B |
| 1,353 | Pickford Township MI | 1,541 | $100K | 1.7% | 4.6% | 6% | B |
| 1,354 | Butler Township OH | 1,431 | $94K | 7.7% | 3.1% | 3% | B |
| 1,355 | Millbury OH | 1,211 | $81K | 11.2% | 3.5% | <1% | B |
| 1,356 | Fletcher VT | 1,380 | $106K | 3.8% | 0.9% | 1% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 5,877 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 1% | 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 Butler Township, the top three, the last and three more from Ohio.
Next door to Butler Township
The biggest share goes to Harrison Township (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Butler Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler Township | – | B | D | 39 min | $93,508 |
| Monroe Township | under 2% | B+ | D | 29 min | $73,478 |
| Harrison Township | 2% | C | C− | 28 min | $68,250 |
| Twin Township | under 2% | B+ | C− | 31 min | $72,891 |
| Neave Township | under 2% | C− | D− | 26 min | $52,237 |
Same-state neighbors only. 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 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.
Jobs and commuting in Butler Township: questions
What is the median household income in Butler Township?
$93,508 (±$18,327) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $71,389 across Ohio and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Butler Township?
7.7%, against 13.3% across Ohio and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Butler Township?
39 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Ohio and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Butler Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Greenville (14%, 10 mi), Richmond (8%, 16 mi), New Madison (7%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Butler Township walkable?
Butler Township is more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 3.7 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Butler Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% 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), 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. 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.