Butler has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Butler has 49 jobs, and 104 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any stay in Butler for work; outside it, Mountain City is the main destination (16%, 15 miles). For 61% of workers, the job is at home, next to 13% for Tennessee as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Butler on a workday afternoon
On a workday 103 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 48 people come in from elsewhere.
About 72 people are in Butler 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Butler ends
Where Butler clocks in
16% of workers
6% of workers
6% 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.
Jobs in Butler: what the 49 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Butler, 2013 → 2023: 17 → 49. 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 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Butler’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Butler
of Butler workers work from home, vs 13% across Tennessee. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 22 commuters (the 61% who work from home are left out). Across Tennessee: 87% 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.
Miles to work from Butler
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.
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: questions
What is the median household income in Butler?
$64,188 (±$8,281) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $69,595 across Tennessee and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Butler?
4.7%, against 13.8% across Tennessee and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Butler work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mountain City (16%, 15 mi), Johnson City (6%, 19 mi), Kingsport (6%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Butler without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 17% 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.
More of Butler
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.