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Work & commute in Sioux Valley, MN

Most working residents leave Sioux Valley for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Lakefield (22%), Worthington (11%) and Jackson (10%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
2%
2 of 97 working residents
Typical commute
16 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
24 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
16%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 95 Sioux Valley residents head out of town to work, 2 work right here, and 96 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Sioux Valley.

95live here, work elsewhere
2live and work here
96work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Sioux Valley goes to work

MilfordSpirit LakeSheldonRound LakeFuldaAdrianHeron LakeLakefieldSlaytonWindomJacksonWorthingtonMarshallSioux ValleyAlbaMinneotaRound LakeRostHunterSewardLakefieldWorthingtonJacksonSpirit LakeWindomMilfordSheldonMarshallHunterSioux Valley
1
Lakefield10.3 mi away
22%21
2
Worthington16.2 mi away
11%11
3
Jackson15.8 mi away
10%10
4
Spirit Lake, IA13.2 mi away
6%6
5
Windom23.5 mi away
6%6
6
Milford, IA16.6 mi away
2%2
7
Sheldon, IA38.1 mi away
2%2
8
Marshall66.4 mi away
2%2
9
Sioux Valley (in town)right here
2%2
10
Hunter8.1 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
34%33

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

How far

How far Sioux Valley commutes

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

14%Under 10 mi
57%10–24 mi
6%25–50 mi
22%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Sioux Valley is balanced between jobs and homes

1.01jobs per working resident
Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.01 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Sioux Valley are

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

Jobs based in Sioux Valley

98 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)100%
Trade, transport & utilities0%
Services (health, schools, offices…)0%
$1,250 a month or less1%
$1,251–$3,333 a month4%
Over $3,333 a month95%

Jobs Sioux Valley residents hold

97 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)32%
Trade, transport & utilities16%
Services (health, schools, offices…)52%
$1,250 a month or less21%
$1,251–$3,333 a month27%
Over $3,333 a month53%
+791%

Jobs based in Sioux Valley, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 98. 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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