Making a living in Butler Township
A typical one-way commute lasts 17 minutes, next to 18 for South Dakota and 26 for the U.S. Working from home is the commute for 23% of workers, against 10% across South Dakota. Hardly any work in Butler Township itself; outside it, Woonsocket draws the most (18%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Butler Township on a workday afternoon
On a workday 130 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in Butler Township on a workday afternoon, 43% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The places Butler Township commutes to
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.
Butler Township’s commute takes about 17 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Butler Township workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 72 commuters (the 23% who work from home are left out). Across South Dakota: 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Butler Township
About 27% 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.
Butler Township and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Butler Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler Township | – | — | — | 17 min | $85,972 |
| Ravenna Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Perry Township | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Letcher Township | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Union Township | under 3% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ravenna Township, Perry Township, Letcher Township and Union 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 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?
$85,972 (±$33,509) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Butler Township?
5.9%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Butler Township?
17 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Butler Township work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Woonsocket (18%, 16 mi), Mitchell (18%, 11 mi), Silver Creek Township (8%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Butler Township 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 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.