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Jobs & commute in Butler

Butler has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Employers in Butler report 4 jobs, and 48 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Butler; the top destination outside it is Grove (25%, 4 miles). Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, against 9% across Oklahoma.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

The workday shuffle in and out of Butler

On a workday 48 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.

48live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
4work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night160
Workday120
160live here− 48head out to work+ 4come in to work= 120on a workday

About 120 people are in Butler on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.08jobs 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 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where the trip to work from Butler ends

Fayetteville: 1 residents work here (2%)Southwest City: 1 residents work here (2%)Noel: 1 residents work here (2%)Webb City: 1 residents work here (2%)Joplin: 1 residents work here (2%)Hominy: 1 residents work here (2%)ColcordGrove: 12 residents work here (25%)Catoosa: 2 residents work here (4%)Miami: 2 residents work here (4%)Oklahoma City: 2 residents work here (4%)ButlerGroveCatoosaMiamiOklahoma CityFayettevilleSouthwest CityButler
1
Grove4.1 mi away
25%12
2
Catoosa62.4 mi away
4%2
3
Miami25.2 mi away
4%2
4
Oklahoma City171.8 mi away
4%2
5
Fayetteville, AR45.4 mi away
2%1
62%1
7
Noel, MO13.9 mi away
2%1
8
Webb City, MO44.3 mi away
2%1
9
Joplin, MO39.4 mi away
2%1
10
Hominy92.2 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
50%24
The top trips

Where Butler 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

100% of the jobs in Butler pay over $3,333 a month

Jobs based in ButlerJobs Butler residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%27%
Trade, transport & utilities100%23%
Services: health, schools, offices0%50%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%23%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%25%
Over $3,333 a month100%52%

Who does it

29 or younger0%17%
30 to 5475%63%
55 and older25%21%

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’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Butler

Working from home
0%

of Butler workers work from home, vs 9% across Oklahoma. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Butler gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 14 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across Oklahoma: 85% 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

Short hops and long hauls from Butler

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miGrove: 25% · 4.1 miCatoosa: 4% · 62.4 miMiami: 4% · 25.2 miOklahoma City: 4% · 171.8 miFayetteville: 2% · 45.4 miSouthwest City: 2% · 7.5 miNoel: 2% · 13.9 miWebb City: 2% · 44.3 miJoplin: 2% · 39.4 miHominy: 2% · 92.2 miGrove 25%Catoosa 4%Miami 4%Oklahoma City 4%Fayetteville 2%Butler
ButlerTop destinations (size = commuters)
52%Under 10 mi24 residents
13%10–24 mi6 residents
9%25–50 mi4 residents
26%Over 50 mi12 residents

About 26% 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 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 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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Butler: questions

What is the poverty rate in Butler?

96.2%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Butler work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grove (25%, 4 mi), Catoosa (4%, 62 mi), Miami (4%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Butler 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, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Butler

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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.