For about three in four of its working residents, Butterfield is a commute to El Paso
Home is the office for 0% of workers; Texas has 14%. Hardly any work in Butterfield; the top destination outside it is El Paso (79%, 20 miles). Employers in Butterfield report 5 jobs; 34 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Butterfield for work, and who comes in
On a workday 34 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 42 people are in Butterfield on a workday afternoon, 41% fewer than live here.
0.15 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Butterfield ends
Where Butterfield clocks in
79% of workers
3% 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.
Goods, not services: 60% of the jobs in Butterfield
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 Butterfield’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Butterfield
of Butterfield workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 23 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across Texas: 83% 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 Butterfield’s workers travel
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 Butterfield: questions
What is the median household income in Butterfield?
$2,499 (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Butterfield?
43.7%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Butterfield work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Butterfield 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 Butterfield, from the people who make the trip.
More of Butterfield
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.