Work & commute · North Sioux

Work & commute in North Sioux, SD

About one in 5 of North Sioux’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Sioux City (18%), Dakota Dunes (11%) and Big Sioux (10%). Half commute less than 6 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

22%

263 of 1,209 working residents

Typical commute

6 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

14 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 946 North Sioux residents head out of town to work, 263 work right here, and 3,376 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in North Sioux.

946live here, work elsewhere

263live and work here

3,376work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where North Sioux goes to work

North Sioux City (in town)right here

22%263

Sioux City, IA6 mi away

18%214

Dakota Dunes3.2 mi away

11%139

Big Sioux1.2 mi away

10%115

Sioux Falls70.5 mi away

9%114

Elk Point13.8 mi away

3%41

South Sioux City, NE6.6 mi away

3%36

Le Mars, IA23.6 mi away

1%18

Rapid City354.2 mi away

1%15

Vermillion27.7 mi away

1%13

Everywhere elseother towns and states

20%241

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

How far

How far North Sioux commutes

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

67%

22%

67%Under 10 mi

8%10–24 mi

3%25–50 mi

22%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

North Sioux is a job hub

3.01jobs per working resident

A job hub

3.0 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in North Sioux are

3,639 jobs are based in North Sioux. Here is what they are, next to the jobs North Sioux’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in North Sioux

3,639 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)55%

Trade, transport & utilities9%

Services (health, schools, offices…)36%

$1,250 a month or less10%

$1,251–$3,333 a month22%

Over $3,333 a month68%

Jobs North Sioux residents hold

1,209 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)24%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)60%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month20%

Over $3,333 a month66%

+25%

Jobs based in North Sioux, 2013 → 2023: 2,902 → 3,639. 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.