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Work & commute · Sibley

Work & commute in Sibley, IA

About one in 3 of Sibley’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Worthington (5%), Sheldon (4%) and Spirit Lake (3%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
39%
545 of 1,381 working residents
Typical commute
15 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
14 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
4%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 836 Sibley residents head out of town to work, 545 work right here, and 840 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Sibley.

836live here, work elsewhere
545live and work here
840work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Sibley goes to work

MelvinAshtonOcheyedanSibleyGeorgeRock RapidsSpirit LakeRock ValleySheldonEsthervilleSpencerSioux CityBrewsterWorthingtonSioux FallsWorthingtonSheldonSpirit LakeSpencerSioux CityBrewsterSioux FallsRock ValleyRock RapidsSibley
1
Sibley (in town)right here
39%545
2
Worthington, MN17.3 mi away
5%73
3
Sheldon16.1 mi away
4%59
4
Spirit Lake31.6 mi away
3%37
5
Spencer34.5 mi away
2%26
6
Sioux City70.6 mi away
2%22
7
Brewster, MN24.7 mi away
2%22
8
Sioux Falls, SD50.5 mi away
2%22
9
Rock Valley30.7 mi away
1%19
10
Rock Rapids21.3 mi away
1%18
Everywhere elseother towns and states
39%538

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Sibley commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

46%Under 10 mi
23%10–24 mi
14%25–50 mi
18%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Sibley is balanced between jobs and homes

1.00jobs per working resident
Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.00 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Sibley are

1,385 jobs are based in Sibley. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Sibley’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Sibley

1,385 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)42%
Trade, transport & utilities8%
Services (health, schools, offices…)50%
$1,250 a month or less20%
$1,251–$3,333 a month30%
Over $3,333 a month50%

Jobs Sibley residents hold

1,381 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)38%
Trade, transport & utilities19%
Services (health, schools, offices…)43%
$1,250 a month or less17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month26%
Over $3,333 a month57%
+11%

Jobs based in Sibley, 2013 → 2023: 1,243 → 1,385. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.
Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.
Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

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