Work & commute · Sioux

Work & commute in Sioux, IA

54% of Sioux’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are South Sioux City (5%), North Sioux City (4%) and Le Mars (4%). Half commute less than 5 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

54%

21,184 of 39,153 working residents

Typical commute

5 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

18 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 17,969 Sioux residents head out of town to work, 21,184 work right here, and 20,034 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Sioux.

17,969live here, work elsewhere

21,184live and work here

20,034work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Sioux goes to work

Sioux City (in town)right here

54%21,184

South Sioux City, NE2.6 mi away

5%1,769

North Sioux City, SD6 mi away

4%1,608

Le Mars22.6 mi away

4%1,544

Dakota Dunes, SD4.8 mi away

2%614

Sergeant Bluff7 mi away

1%531

Des Moines156.2 mi away

1%454

Big Sioux, SD6.4 mi away

1%439

Dakota City, NE5.6 mi away

1%417

Omaha, NE86.9 mi away

1%321

Everywhere elseother towns and states

26%10,272

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

How far

How far Sioux commutes

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

73%

16%

73%Under 10 mi

8%10–24 mi

3%25–50 mi

16%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Sioux is balanced between jobs and homes

1.05jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.05 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Sioux are

41,218 jobs are based in Sioux. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Sioux’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Sioux

41,218 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)21%

Trade, transport & utilities24%

Services (health, schools, offices…)56%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month56%

Jobs Sioux residents hold

39,153 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)31%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)50%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month26%

Over $3,333 a month58%

+1%

Jobs based in Sioux, 2013 → 2023: 40,658 → 41,218. 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.