With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Butler Township works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Butler Township; the top destination outside it is Webster (15%, 8 miles). 4 jobs are based in Butler Township for 34 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Butler Township
On a workday 34 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 8 people are in Butler Township on a workday afternoon, 79% 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.
Commuting out of Butler Township: the destinations
Where Butler 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.
In Butler Township, 100% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
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 Butler Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Butler Township
About 21% 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.
The towns around Butler Township
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Butler Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler Township | – | — | — | — | — |
| York Township | under 3% | — | — | 40 min | — |
| Valley Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Rusk Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Kidder Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Highland Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. York Township, Valley Township, Rusk Township, Kidder Township and Highland Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. 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 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 Butler Township: questions
Where do people who live in Butler Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Webster (15%, 8 mi), Aberdeen (15%, 41 mi), Britton (9%, 35 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
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), 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.