In recent years, many of the village's young people have moved away, leaving a largely elderly population behind. These elderly citizens have held onto their traditions: five or six families live together in one compound; they share collective ownership of the fields; and responsibility for managing the worship of their collective ancestors rotates between the families on an annual basis.
土牛村居民多姓劉，清朝乾隆年間從廣東遷來此地，已有數百年歷史。近年來由於農村年輕人口外流，村里居民以務農的老年人居多，但仍維持傳統五、六戶群居伙房（祖厝）、土地共有的方式，每年祭祖由各房輪流。