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Work and Jobs in Sioux Falls, South Dakota (SD) Detailed Stats: Occupations, Industries, Unemployment, Workers, Commute

 

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Based on the data from 2000 / 2009 when the population of Sioux Falls, South Dakota was 124,293 / 157,935

Most common industries (%)

Most common industries for males (%)

Most common industries for females (%)

Most Common Industries

Industry

All

Males

Females

Finance and insurance13.0% (9,006)9.3% (3,300)16.8% (5,706)
Health care11.2% (7,813)5.2% (1,841)17.6% (5,972)
Educational services6.3% (4,414)3.6% (1,268)9.3% (3,146)
Accommodation and food services6.1% (4,271)5.8% (2,064)6.5% (2,207)
Construction5.5% (3,804)9.6% (3,410)1.2% (394)
Professional, scientific, and technical services3.8% (2,637)4.1% (1,461)3.5% (1,176)
Food3.3% (2,283)4.5% (1,590)2.0% (693)
Computer and electronic products2.9% (2,043)3.3% (1,161)2.6% (882)
Public administration2.9% (2,035)3.8% (1,335)2.1% (700)
Administrative and support and waste management services2.5% (1,740)2.7% (948)2.3% (792)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations2.2% (1,538)1.6% (570)2.8% (968)
Social assistance2.2% (1,525)0.5% (163)4.0% (1,362)
Department and other general merchandise stores2.1% (1,466)1.2% (441)3.0% (1,025)
Broadcasting and telecommunications2.0% (1,391)2.3% (829)1.7% (562)
Truck transportation2.0% (1,370)2.9% (1,040)1.0% (330)
Food and beverage stores1.9% (1,317)2.0% (718)1.8% (599)
Repair and maintenance1.8% (1,251)3.1% (1,100)0.4% (151)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers1.7% (1,208)2.7% (965)0.7% (243)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation1.7% (1,154)1.7% (593)1.7% (561)
Real estate and rental and leasing1.6% (1,085)1.8% (623)1.4% (462)
Personal and laundry services1.4% (945)0.8% (276)2.0% (669)
Furniture and related product manufacturing1.1% (735)1.5% (535)0.6% (200)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers1.0% (707)1.4% (495)0.6% (212)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers0.9% (660)1.5% (543)0.3% (117)
Radio, TV, and computer stores0.9% (637)1.4% (499)0.4% (138)
Pharmacies and drug stores0.9% (623)0.6% (230)1.2% (393)
Printing and related support activities0.8% (590)0.9% (330)0.8% (260)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries0.7% (520)0.7% (261)0.8% (259)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting0.7% (472)0.9% (337)0.4% (135)
Machinery0.7% (464)1.1% (386)0.2% (78)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores0.6% (437)0.5% (193)0.7% (244)
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores0.6% (432)0.6% (222)0.6% (210)
Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores0.6% (429)0.4% (150)0.8% (279)
Miscellaneous manufacturing0.6% (402)0.8% (278)0.4% (124)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers0.6% (389)0.7% (263)0.4% (126)
Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers0.5% (380)0.8% (282)0.3% (98)
U. S. Postal service0.5% (379)0.7% (238)0.4% (141)
Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers0.5% (377)0.7% (240)0.4% (137)
Metal and metal products0.5% (365)0.9% (304)0.2% (61)
Other direct selling establishments0.5% (332)0.4% (159)0.5% (173)
Transportation equipment0.4% (311)0.7% (249)0.2% (62)
Plastics and rubber products0.4% (283)0.4% (155)0.4% (128)
Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores0.4% (268)0.4% (138)0.4% (130)
Utilities0.4% (267)0.5% (187)0.2% (80)
Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers0.3% (239)0.4% (157)0.2% (82)
Paper0.3% (236)0.6% (198)0.1% (38)
Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers0.3% (224)0.5% (179)0.1% (45)
Health and personal care, except drug, stores0.3% (220)0.2% (60)0.5% (160)
Nonmetallic mineral products0.3% (216)0.5% (186)0.1% (30)
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers0.3% (212)0.4% (128)0.2% (84)
Office supplies and stationery stores0.3% (202)0.5% (169)0.1% (33)
Electronic shopping and mail-order houses0.3% (201)0.2% (58)0.4% (143)
Data processing, libraries, and other information services0.3% (199)0.3% (89)0.3% (110)
Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers0.3% (198)0.4% (150)0.1% (48)
Wood products0.3% (197)0.4% (149)0.1% (48)
Gasoline stations0.3% (197)0.4% (134)0.2% (63)
Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers0.3% (190)0.5% (190)0.0% (0)
Warehousing and storage0.2% (151)0.4% (130)0.1% (21)
Air transportation0.2% (151)0.3% (106)0.1% (45)
Alcoholic beverages merchant wholesalers0.2% (133)0.3% (95)0.1% (38)
Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers0.2% (125)0.2% (88)0.1% (37)
Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores0.2% (118)0.2% (62)0.2% (56)
Book stores and news dealers0.2% (118)0.1% (43)0.2% (75)
Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers0.2% (108)0.2% (85)0.1% (23)
Private households0.2% (106)0.0% (0)0.3% (106)
Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers0.1% (104)0.2% (79)0.1% (25)
Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers0.1% (96)0.2% (68)0.1% (28)
Paper and paper products merchant wholesalers0.1% (90)0.2% (66)0.1% (24)
Farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers0.1% (81)0.2% (65)0.0% (16)
Retail florists0.1% (70)0.0% (17)0.2% (53)
Recyclable material merchant wholesalers0.1% (62)0.1% (39)0.1% (23)
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction0.1% (60)0.2% (60)0.0% (0)
Chemicals0.1% (55)0.1% (43)0.0% (12)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components0.1% (46)0.1% (37)0.0% (9)
Rail transportation0.1% (41)0.1% (41)0.0% (0)
Vending machine operators0.1% (38)0.1% (38)0.0% (0)

Most common occupations in 2008 (%)

Most common occupations in 2000 (%)

Most common occupations for males in 2008 (%)

Most common occupations for males in 2000 (%)

Most common occupations for females in 2008 (%)

Most common occupations for females in 2000 (%)

 

2008 Data

2000 Data

Occupation

All

Males

Females

All

Males

Females

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers4.3% (4,005)4.9% (2,265)3.7% (1,740)3.2% (2,249)3.8% (1,338)2.7% (911)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors3.9% (3,558)5.1% (2,344)2.6% (1,214)3.9% (2,705)4.7% (1,666)3.1% (1,039)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives3.8% (3,537)0.8% (345)6.9% (3,192)3.1% (2,186)1.0% (356)5.4% (1,830)
Retail sales workers except cashiers3.6% (3,295)3.5% (1,607)3.6% (1,688)3.7% (2,597)4.0% (1,423)3.5% (1,174)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations3.6% (3,290)3.9% (1,770)3.3% (1,520)2.6% (1,782)3.0% (1,070)2.1% (712)
Registered nurses3.3% (3,069)0.5% (246)6.1% (2,823)2.3% (1,592)0.5% (173)4.2% (1,419)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks3.3% (3,044)3.7% (1,683)2.9% (1,361)2.2% (1,544)1.4% (515)3.0% (1,029)
Other production occupations including supervisors3.2% (2,999)4.4% (2,015)2.1% (984)3.7% (2,606)4.8% (1,721)2.6% (885)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors2.9% (2,644)1.3% (582)4.4% (2,062)4.5% (3,163)2.2% (773)7.0% (2,390)
Health technologists and technicians2.9% (2,642)0.5% (208)5.2% (2,434)1.8% (1,234)0.6% (222)3.0% (1,012)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers2.8% (2,600)3.9% (1,772)1.8% (828)2.5% (1,726)2.9% (1,041)2.0% (685)
Computer specialists2.6% (2,428)3.5% (1,589)1.8% (839)2.2% (1,560)3.3% (1,159)1.2% (401)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers2.6% (2,393)0.8% (380)4.3% (2,013)2.1% (1,431)0.6% (208)3.6% (1,223)
Customer service representatives2.4% (2,252)1.7% (760)3.2% (1,492)3.1% (2,158)1.6% (568)4.7% (1,590)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors2.3% (2,137)4.0% (1,851)0.6% (286)2.2% (1,531)3.9% (1,403)0.4% (128)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers2.3% (2,108)4.6% (2,108)0.0% (0)2.4% (1,644)4.5% (1,584)0.2% (60)
Construction laborers2.3% (2,085)4.5% (2,085)0.0% (0)0.8% (529)1.5% (516)0.0% (13)
Child care workers1.9% (1,761)1.1% (514)2.7% (1,247)1.5% (1,012)0.1% (46)2.8% (966)
Financial managers1.8% (1,707)1.6% (724)2.1% (983)1.1% (786)1.0% (338)1.3% (448)
Laborers and material movers, hand1.8% (1,676)2.6% (1,184)1.1% (492)2.1% (1,471)3.4% (1,218)0.7% (253)
Secretaries and administrative assistants1.8% (1,634)0.0% (0)3.5% (1,634)2.9% (2,014)0.3% (95)5.6% (1,919)
Cashiers1.7% (1,561)0.6% (266)2.8% (1,295)1.9% (1,291)1.1% (389)2.7% (902)
Waiters and waitresses1.7% (1,560)1.4% (653)1.9% (907)1.1% (743)0.4% (159)1.7% (584)
Other financial specialists1.7% (1,546)2.2% (1,023)1.1% (523)1.2% (811)1.3% (452)1.1% (359)
Food processing workers1.7% (1,541)2.4% (1,121)0.9% (420)1.3% (914)1.8% (645)0.8% (269)
Top executives1.6% (1,495)1.5% (675)1.8% (820)1.3% (893)2.0% (706)0.6% (187)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing1.5% (1,362)2.3% (1,038)0.7% (324)3.5% (2,421)4.6% (1,630)2.3% (791)
Accountants and auditors1.3% (1,210)1.0% (438)1.7% (772)1.5% (1,050)1.3% (476)1.7% (574)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers1.2% (1,140)2.5% (1,140)0.0% (0)1.4% (993)2.8% (980)0.0% (13)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists1.2% (1,107)1.1% (485)1.3% (622)1.0% (721)0.6% (225)1.5% (496)
Cooks and food preparation workers1.1% (1,056)1.4% (630)0.9% (426)1.4% (940)1.5% (543)1.2% (397)
Physicians and surgeons1.1% (1,055)2.1% (963)0.2% (92)0.6% (442)0.9% (334)0.3% (108)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors1.1% (984)1.3% (584)0.9% (400)1.2% (851)1.2% (435)1.2% (416)
Business operations specialists1.0% (958)1.1% (483)1.0% (475)2.2% (1,514)1.8% (627)2.6% (887)
Other healthcare support occupations1.0% (950)0.0% (0)2.0% (950)0.6% (417)0.2% (59)1.1% (358)
Assemblers and fabricators1.0% (914)0.5% (213)1.5% (701)1.3% (902)1.2% (443)1.4% (459)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations1.0% (895)0.5% (214)1.5% (681)1.0% (691)0.3% (110)1.7% (581)
Personal appearance workers1.0% (878)0.0% (20)1.8% (858)0.6% (423)0.1% (50)1.1% (373)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers0.9% (848)1.9% (848)0.0% (0)0.9% (620)1.7% (587)0.1% (33)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses0.9% (846)0.8% (376)1.0% (470)1.1% (737)0.9% (331)1.2% (406)
Therapists0.9% (795)0.1% (41)1.6% (754)0.4% (304)0.2% (74)0.7% (230)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers0.7% (662)1.4% (662)0.0% (0)0.4% (295)0.8% (287)0.0% (8)
Other protective service workers including supervisors0.7% (661)0.6% (253)0.9% (408)0.5% (382)0.5% (181)0.6% (201)
Metal workers and plastic workers0.7% (634)1.3% (591)0.1% (43)1.1% (767)2.0% (695)0.2% (72)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides0.7% (629)0.2% (87)1.2% (542)1.1% (742)0.2% (75)2.0% (667)
Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations0.7% (621)0.7% (341)0.6% (280)0.7% (517)0.9% (312)0.6% (205)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors0.7% (618)1.2% (557)0.1% (61)0.6% (432)1.0% (361)0.2% (71)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks0.7% (611)0.2% (90)1.1% (521)1.5% (1,062)0.2% (88)2.9% (974)
Agricultural workers including supervisors0.6% (518)1.0% (455)0.1% (63)0.3% (186)0.4% (128)0.2% (58)
Religious workers0.6% (514)0.6% (264)0.5% (250)0.6% (398)0.9% (306)0.3% (92)
Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers0.5% (497)0.3% (145)0.8% (352)0.8% (582)1.0% (348)0.7% (234)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers0.5% (493)0.3% (122)0.8% (371)0.3% (237)0.2% (76)0.5% (161)
Postsecondary teachers0.5% (488)0.6% (291)0.4% (197)0.8% (551)0.8% (300)0.7% (251)
Media and communication equipment workers0.5% (485)0.5% (216)0.6% (269)0.7% (456)0.8% (277)0.5% (179)
Printing workers0.5% (445)0.4% (179)0.6% (266)0.5% (353)0.7% (244)0.3% (109)
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters0.5% (430)0.9% (430)0.0% (0)0.4% (271)0.8% (271)0.0% (0)
Art and design workers0.5% (426)0.4% (162)0.6% (264)0.6% (440)0.5% (182)0.8% (258)
Woodworkers0.5% (421)0.5% (223)0.4% (198)0.3% (230)0.6% (198)0.1% (32)
Entertainers and performers, sports, and related workers0.5% (417)0.8% (347)0.2% (70)0.4% (303)0.5% (166)0.4% (137)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers0.4% (400)0.4% (178)0.5% (222)0.8% (534)0.7% (247)0.8% (287)
Other construction workers and helpers0.4% (369)0.7% (312)0.1% (57)0.1% (93)0.3% (93)0.0% (0)
Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians0.4% (366)0.7% (320)0.1% (46)0.5% (361)0.9% (307)0.2% (54)
Engineers0.4% (359)0.5% (221)0.3% (138)0.5% (332)0.8% (287)0.1% (45)
Carpenters0.4% (357)0.8% (357)0.0% (0)1.0% (670)1.9% (670)0.0% (0)
Lawyers0.4% (329)0.7% (329)0.0% (0)0.5% (351)0.8% (281)0.2% (70)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers0.3% (321)0.2% (88)0.5% (233)0.9% (592)1.2% (409)0.5% (183)
Legal support workers0.3% (300)0.1% (54)0.5% (246)0.2% (139)0.1% (33)0.3% (106)
Electricians0.3% (274)0.6% (274)0.0% (0)0.3% (220)0.6% (207)0.0% (13)
Communications equipment operators0.3% (251)0.0% (0)0.5% (251)0.3% (239)0.1% (26)0.6% (213)
Occupational and physical therapist assistants and aides0.2% (200)0.0% (0)0.4% (200)0.0% (27)0.0% (0)0.1% (27)
Life, physical, and social science technicians0.2% (197)0.0% (0)0.4% (197)0.1% (55)0.1% (35)0.1% (20)
Life and physical scientists0.2% (197)0.2% (112)0.2% (85)0.2% (114)0.3% (90)0.1% (24)
Bus drivers0.2% (188)0.3% (118)0.2% (70)0.2% (139)0.2% (79)0.2% (60)
Plant and system operators0.2% (164)0.4% (164)0.0% (0)0.0% (33)0.1% (33)0.0% (0)
Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers0.1% (134)0.1% (61)0.2% (73)0.2% (113)0.3% (92)0.1% (21)
Other transportation workers0.1% (119)0.0% (0)0.3% (119)0.1% (102)0.2% (76)0.1% (26)
Motor vehicle operators except bus and truck drivers0.1% (116)0.3% (116)0.0% (0)0.1% (74)0.2% (74)0.0% (0)
Extraction workers0.1% (110)0.2% (110)0.0% (0)0.0% (4)0.0% (4)0.0% (0)
Painters and paperhangers0.1% (105)0.1% (54)0.1% (51)0.3% (198)0.5% (190)0.0% (8)
Fire fighting and prevention workers including supervisors0.1% (91)0.2% (91)0.0% (0)0.2% (113)0.3% (113)0.0% (0)
Librarians, curators, and archivists0.1% (72)0.0% (0)0.2% (72)0.2% (109)0.1% (25)0.2% (84)
Architects, surveyors, and cartographers0.1% (62)0.1% (62)0.0% (0)0.2% (124)0.3% (124)0.0% (0)
Farmers and farm managers0.1% (57)0.1% (57)0.0% (0)0.3% (235)0.4% (145)0.3% (90)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand0.1% (57)0.1% (57)0.0% (0)0.4% (292)0.7% (266)0.1% (26)
Mathematical science occupations0.0% (37)0.1% (37)0.0% (0)0.1% (81)0.1% (53)0.1% (28)
Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers0.0% (0)0.0% (0)0.0% (0)0.1% (38)0.1% (38)0.0% (0)
Social scientists and related workers0.0% (0)0.0% (0)0.0% (0)0.2% (145)0.2% (63)0.2% (82)
Secondary school teachers0.0% (0)0.0% (0)0.0% (0)0.5% (337)0.3% (111)0.7% (226)
Special education teachers0.0% (0)0.0% (0)0.0% (0)0.1% (74)0.0% (16)0.2% (58)
Air transportation workers0.0% (0)0.0% (0)0.0% (0)0.2% (105)0.3% (100)0.0% (5)

Unemployment by year (%)

Unemployment in 2009:
Sioux Falls:

4.9%
South Dakota:

4.9%
Unemployment in 2008:
Sioux Falls:

2.9%
South Dakota:

3.1%
Unemployment in 2007:
Sioux Falls:

2.6%
South Dakota:

2.9%
Unemployment in 2006:
Sioux Falls:

2.8%
South Dakota:

3.1%
Unemployment in 2005:
Sioux Falls:

3.5%
South Dakota:

3.7%
Unemployment in 2004:
Sioux Falls:

3.6%
South Dakota:

3.7%
Unemployment in 2003:
Sioux Falls:

3.3%
South Dakota:

3.5%
Unemployment in 2002:
Sioux Falls:

3.0%
South Dakota:

3.3%
Unemployment in 2001:
Sioux Falls:

2.6%
South Dakota:

3.1%
Unemployment in 2000:
Sioux Falls:

2.2%
South Dakota:

2.7%
Unemployment by race in 2000:

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.4%


Unemployment rate for Black males: 6.9%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 7.4%


Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 17.1%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 19.4%


Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 5.3%


Unemployment rate for other race males: 5.4%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 1.7%


Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 10.6%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 13.3%


Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 5.3%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 3.5%

Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2008 (%)

Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2008 (%) - Males

Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2008 (%) - Females

Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2000 (%)

Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2008:
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
Sioux Falls:

2.9% (2,613)
South Dakota:

3.3% (12,839)
    12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
    Sioux Falls:

    2.8% (1,240)
    South Dakota:

    3.8% (7,469)
    12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Females:
    Sioux Falls:

    3.1% (1,373)
    South Dakota:

    2.8% (5,370)
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
Sioux Falls:

2.1% (1,833)
South Dakota:

2.4% (9,445)
    5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
    Sioux Falls:

    1.9% (843)
    South Dakota:

    2.8% (5,578)
    5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Females:
    Sioux Falls:

    2.2% (990)
    South Dakota:

    2.0% (3,867)
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
Sioux Falls:

3.5% (3,148)
South Dakota:

4.1% (15,995)
    5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
    Sioux Falls:

    3.3% (1,480)
    South Dakota:

    4.6% (9,087)
    5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Females:
    Sioux Falls:

    3.8% (1,668)
    South Dakota:

    3.6% (6,908)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
Sioux Falls:

6.4% (5,674)
South Dakota:

6.7% (25,999)
    6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
    Sioux Falls:

    7.1% (3,171)
    South Dakota:

    8.2% (16,231)
    6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
    Sioux Falls:

    5.6% (2,503)
    South Dakota:

    5.2% (9,768)
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
Sioux Falls:

11.0% (9,831)
South Dakota:

10.2% (39,668)
    6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
    Sioux Falls:

    13.1% (5,879)
    South Dakota:

    12.1% (24,015)
    6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
    Sioux Falls:

    8.9% (3,952)
    South Dakota:

    8.3% (15,653)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
Sioux Falls:

14.4% (12,825)
South Dakota:

15.9% (61,823)
    7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
    Sioux Falls:

    14.2% (6,361)
    South Dakota:

    17.0% (33,793)
    7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
    Sioux Falls:

    14.6% (6,464)
    South Dakota:

    14.8% (28,030)
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
Sioux Falls:

19.3% (17,237)
South Dakota:

21.4% (83,251)
    7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
    Sioux Falls:

    18.0% (8,065)
    South Dakota:

    19.2% (38,169)
    7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
    Sioux Falls:

    20.7% (9,172)
    South Dakota:

    23.8% (45,082)
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
Sioux Falls:

9.5% (8,431)
South Dakota:

9.4% (36,412)
    8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
    Sioux Falls:

    9.5% (4,249)
    South Dakota:

    9.5% (18,794)
    8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
    Sioux Falls:

    9.4% (4,182)
    South Dakota:

    9.3% (17,618)
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
Sioux Falls:

4.0% (3,538)
South Dakota:

3.8% (14,793)
    8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Males:
    Sioux Falls:

    2.6% (1,179)
    South Dakota:

    2.5% (4,910)
    8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Females:
    Sioux Falls:

    5.3% (2,359)
    South Dakota:

    5.2% (9,883)
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
Sioux Falls:

5.6% (5,006)
South Dakota:

5.2% (20,115)
    9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Males:
    Sioux Falls:

    5.2% (2,332)
    South Dakota:

    4.7% (9,386)
    9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
    Sioux Falls:

    6.0% (2,674)
    South Dakota:

    5.7% (10,729)
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
Sioux Falls:

2.4% (2,137)
South Dakota:

2.2% (8,614)
    10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Males:
    Sioux Falls:

    1.8% (794)
    South Dakota:

    1.6% (3,104)
    10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Females:
    Sioux Falls:

    3.0% (1,343)
    South Dakota:

    2.9% (5,510)
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
Sioux Falls:

1.9% (1,706)
South Dakota:

1.2% (4,703)
    11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Males:
    Sioux Falls:

    2.5% (1,122)
    South Dakota:

    1.2% (2,478)
    11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Females:
    Sioux Falls:

    1.3% (584)
    South Dakota:

    1.2% (2,225)
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
Sioux Falls:

8.5% (7,588)
South Dakota:

7.1% (27,768)
    12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
    Sioux Falls:

    8.5% (3,820)
    South Dakota:

    6.8% (13,570)
    12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
    Sioux Falls:

    8.5% (3,768)
    South Dakota:

    7.5% (14,198)
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
Sioux Falls:

8.5% (7,589)
South Dakota:

6.9% (26,991)
    4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
    Sioux Falls:

    9.5% (4,272)
    South Dakota:

    6.2% (12,257)
    4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
    Sioux Falls:

    7.5% (3,317)
    South Dakota:

    7.8% (14,734)
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2000:
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
Sioux Falls:

2.3% (1,596)
South Dakota:

2.6% (9,542)
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
Sioux Falls:

2.0% (1,362)
South Dakota:

2.2% (8,298)
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
Sioux Falls:

4.4% (3,043)
South Dakota:

4.0% (14,879)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
Sioux Falls:

4.7% (3,238)
South Dakota:

5.7% (21,058)
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
Sioux Falls:

10.2% (6,982)
South Dakota:

9.3% (34,473)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
Sioux Falls:

14.8% (10,159)
South Dakota:

13.7% (50,997)
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
Sioux Falls:

22.6% (15,536)
South Dakota:

21.7% (80,886)
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
Sioux Falls:

7.9% (5,451)
South Dakota:

10.1% (37,691)
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
Sioux Falls:

4.2% (2,861)
South Dakota:

3.7% (13,935)
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
Sioux Falls:

4.5% (3,102)
South Dakota:

3.9% (14,661)
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
Sioux Falls:

2.4% (1,619)
South Dakota:

1.8% (6,829)
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
Sioux Falls:

1.4% (946)
South Dakota:

1.0% (3,670)
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
Sioux Falls:

7.9% (5,457)
South Dakota:

6.6% (24,424)
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
Sioux Falls:

8.1% (5,559)
South Dakota:

7.3% (27,149)

Percentage of workers working in this county: 90.8%
Number of people working at home: 1,826 (2.7% of all workers)

Daytime population change due to commuting: +19,934 (+16.1%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 63,966 (93.1%)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2008 (%)

Working at home in 2008 - Sioux Falls

Working at home in 2008 - South Dakota

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2008 (%) - Males

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2008 (%) - Females

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2000 (%)

Working at home in 2000 - Sioux Falls

Working at home in 2000 - South Dakota

Travel time to work in 2008:
Less than 5 minutes:
Sioux Falls:

3.1% (3,428)
South Dakota:

10.0% (38,889)
    Less than 5 minutes - Males:
    Sioux Falls:

    5.1% (2,666)
    South Dakota:

    11.2% (22,286)
    Less than 5 minutes - Females:
    Sioux Falls:

    1.3% (762)
    South Dakota:

    8.7% (16,603)
5 to 9 minutes:
Sioux Falls:

15.0% (16,480)
South Dakota:

22.1% (86,269)
    5 to 9 minutes - Males:
    Sioux Falls:

    15.1% (7,908)
    South Dakota:

    21.4% (42,677)
    5 to 9 minutes - Females:
    Sioux Falls:

    15.0% (8,572)
    South Dakota:

    22.8% (43,592)
10 to 14 minutes:
Sioux Falls:

20.1% (22,061)
South Dakota:

19.6% (76,656)
    10 to 14 minutes - Males:
    Sioux Falls:

    21.5% (11,257)
    South Dakota:

    19.8% (39,524)
    10 to 14 minutes - Females:
    Sioux Falls:

    18.9% (10,804)
    South Dakota:

    19.4% (37,132)
15 to 19 minutes:
Sioux Falls:

25.8% (28,258)
South Dakota:

16.9% (66,068)
    15 to 19 minutes - Males:
    Sioux Falls:

    23.3% (12,221)
    South Dakota:

    15.8% (31,452)
    15 to 19 minutes - Females:
    Sioux Falls:

    28.1% (16,037)
    South Dakota:

    18.1% (34,616)
20 to 24 minutes:
Sioux Falls:

17.1% (18,772)
South Dakota:

12.3% (48,133)
    20 to 24 minutes - Males:
    Sioux Falls:

    18.0% (9,466)
    South Dakota:

    12.0% (23,965)
    20 to 24 minutes - Females:
    Sioux Falls:

    16.3% (9,306)
    South Dakota:

    12.7% (24,168)
25 to 29 minutes:
Sioux Falls:

5.6% (6,132)
South Dakota:

4.0% (15,512)
    25 to 29 minutes - Males:
    Sioux Falls:

    5.3% (2,782)
    South Dakota:

    4.1% (8,098)
    25 to 29 minutes - Females:
    Sioux Falls:

    5.9% (3,350)
    South Dakota:

    3.9% (7,414)
30 to 34 minutes:
Sioux Falls:

5.7% (6,228)
South Dakota:

6.0% (23,264)
    30 to 34 minutes - Males:
    Sioux Falls:

    5.7% (3,003)
    South Dakota:

    6.3% (12,564)
    30 to 34 minutes - Females:
    Sioux Falls:

    5.6% (3,225)
    South Dakota:

    5.6% (10,700)
35 to 39 minutes:
Sioux Falls:

1.0% (1,068)
South Dakota:

1.2% (4,827)
    35 to 39 minutes - Males:
    Sioux Falls:

    1.3% (661)
    South Dakota:

    1.3% (2,554)
    35 to 39 minutes - Females:
    Sioux Falls:

    0.7% (407)
    South Dakota:

    1.2% (2,273)
40 to 44 minutes:
Sioux Falls:

1.1% (1,157)
South Dakota:

1.5% (5,836)
    40 to 44 minutes - Males:
    Sioux Falls:

    0.8% (403)
    South Dakota:

    1.4% (2,835)
    40 to 44 minutes - Females:
    Sioux Falls:

    1.3% (754)
    South Dakota:

    1.6% (3,001)
45 to 59 minutes:
Sioux Falls:

2.5% (2,793)
South Dakota:

2.9% (11,458)
    45 to 59 minutes - Males:
    Sioux Falls:

    2.0% (1,047)
    South Dakota:

    2.6% (5,130)
    45 to 59 minutes - Females:
    Sioux Falls:

    3.1% (1,746)
    South Dakota:

    3.3% (6,328)
60 to 89 minutes:
Sioux Falls:

1.8% (1,980)
South Dakota:

2.1% (8,046)
    60 to 89 minutes - Males:
    Sioux Falls:

    1.1% (552)
    South Dakota:

    2.3% (4,522)
    60 to 89 minutes - Females:
    Sioux Falls:

    2.5% (1,428)
    South Dakota:

    1.8% (3,524)
90 or more minutes:
Sioux Falls:

1.1% (1,256)
South Dakota:

1.4% (5,481)
    90 or more minutes - Males:
    Sioux Falls:

    1.0% (509)
    South Dakota:

    1.9% (3,807)
    90 or more minutes - Females:
    Sioux Falls:

    1.3% (747)
    South Dakota:

    0.9% (1,674)
Travel time to work in 2000:
Less than 5 minutes:
Sioux Falls:

3.3% (2,300)
South Dakota:

8.7% (32,545)
5 to 9 minutes:
Sioux Falls:

15.0% (10,336)
South Dakota:

21.6% (80,314)
10 to 14 minutes:
Sioux Falls:

28.5% (19,570)
South Dakota:

20.5% (76,533)
15 to 19 minutes:
Sioux Falls:

28.1% (19,312)
South Dakota:

15.9% (59,230)
20 to 24 minutes:
Sioux Falls:

13.9% (9,573)
South Dakota:

10.4% (38,623)
25 to 29 minutes:
Sioux Falls:

1.9% (1,307)
South Dakota:

3.0% (11,090)
30 to 34 minutes:
Sioux Falls:

2.7% (1,875)
South Dakota:

5.8% (21,530)
35 to 39 minutes:
Sioux Falls:

0.3% (180)
South Dakota:

0.9% (3,406)
40 to 44 minutes:
Sioux Falls:

0.3% (197)
South Dakota:

1.1% (4,106)
45 to 59 minutes:
Sioux Falls:

0.9% (605)
South Dakota:

2.5% (9,300)
60 to 89 minutes:
Sioux Falls:

1.2% (833)
South Dakota:

1.8% (6,566)
90 or more minutes:
Sioux Falls:

1.2% (823)
South Dakota:

1.4% (5,249)

Travel time to work (in minutes) by means of transportation (%)

Travel time to work by means of transportation:
Less than 30 minutes - public transportation:
Sioux Falls:

50.0% (318)
South Dakota:

54.6% (930)
Less than 30 minutes - other means:
Sioux Falls:

93.7% (62,080)
South Dakota:

85.8% (297,405)
30 to 44 minutes - public transportation:
Sioux Falls:

26.1% (166)
South Dakota:

23.7% (403)
30 to 44 minutes - other means:
Sioux Falls:

3.1% (2,086)
South Dakota:

8.3% (28,639)
45 to 59 minutes - public transportation:
Sioux Falls:

17.6% (112)
South Dakota:

11.5% (195)
45 to 59 minutes - other means:
Sioux Falls:

0.7% (493)
South Dakota:

2.6% (9,105)
60 or more minutes - public transportation:
Sioux Falls:

6.3% (40)
South Dakota:

10.2% (174)
60 or more minutes - other means:
Sioux Falls:

2.4% (1,616)
South Dakota:

3.4% (11,641)

Means of transportation to work in 2008 - Sioux Falls

Means of transportation to work in 2008 - Sioux Falls (Males)

Means of transportation to work in 2008 - Sioux Falls (Females)

Means of transportation to work in 2008 - South Dakota

Means of transportation to work in 2008 - South Dakota (Males)

Means of transportation to work in 2008 - South Dakota (Females)

Means of transportation to work in 2000 - Sioux Falls

Means of transportation to work in 2000 - South Dakota

Means of transportation to work in 2008:
Drove car alone:
Sioux Falls:

84.6% (94,917)
South Dakota:

77.2% (320,419)
    Drove car alone - Males:
    Sioux Falls:

    82.5% (44,060)
    South Dakota:

    74.9% (159,889)
    Drove car alone - Females:
    Sioux Falls:

    86.5% (50,857)
    South Dakota:

    79.6% (160,530)
Carpooled:
Sioux Falls:

9.6% (10,744)
South Dakota:

10.3% (42,603)
    Carpooled - Males:
    Sioux Falls:

    10.4% (5,548)
    South Dakota:

    10.6% (22,583)
    Carpooled - Females:
    Sioux Falls:

    8.8% (5,196)
    South Dakota:

    9.9% (20,020)
Bus or trolley bus:
Sioux Falls:

0.3% (314)
South Dakota:

0.4% (1,774)
    Bus or trolley bus - Males:
    Sioux Falls:

    0.5% (250)
    South Dakota:

    0.5% (1,059)
    Bus or trolley bus - Females:
    Sioux Falls:

    0.1% (64)
    South Dakota:

    0.4% (715)
Bicycle:
Sioux Falls:

0.4% (482)
South Dakota:

0.6% (2,353)
    Bicycle - Males:
    Sioux Falls:

    0.9% (479)
    South Dakota:

    0.9% (1,900)
    Bicycle - Females:
    Sioux Falls:

    0.0% (3)
    South Dakota:

    0.2% (453)
Walked:
Sioux Falls:

2.0% (2,203)
South Dakota:

4.4% (18,179)
    Walked - Males:
    Sioux Falls:

    2.7% (1,452)
    South Dakota:

    4.8% (10,225)
    Walked - Females:
    Sioux Falls:

    1.3% (751)
    South Dakota:

    3.9% (7,954)
Other means:
Sioux Falls:

0.8% (953)
South Dakota:

1.2% (4,993)
    Other means - Males:
    Sioux Falls:

    1.3% (686)
    South Dakota:

    1.7% (3,694)
    Other means - Females:
    Sioux Falls:

    0.5% (267)
    South Dakota:

    0.6% (1,299)
Means of transportation to work in 2000:
Drove car alone:
Sioux Falls:

84.3% (57,953)
South Dakota:

77.3% (288,227)
Carpooled:
Sioux Falls:

9.2% (6,316)
South Dakota:

10.4% (38,805)
Bus or trolley bus:
Sioux Falls:

0.7% (509)
South Dakota:

0.4% (1,335)
Streetcar or trolley car:
Sioux Falls:

0.0% (7)
South Dakota:

0.0% (27)
Subway or elevated:
Sioux Falls:

0.0% (15)
South Dakota:

0.0% (32)
Ferryboat:
Sioux Falls:

0.0% (5)
South Dakota:

0.0% (18)
Taxicab:
Sioux Falls:

0.1% (100)
South Dakota:

0.1% (252)
Motorcycle:
Sioux Falls:

0.0% (20)
South Dakota:

0.1% (192)
Bicycle:
Sioux Falls:

0.2% (133)
South Dakota:

0.3% (950)
Walked:
Sioux Falls:

2.3% (1,558)
South Dakota:

4.5% (16,786)
Other means:
Sioux Falls:

0.4% (295)
South Dakota:

0.5% (1,830)

Private vehicle occupancy (%)

Private vehicle occupancy:
Drove alone:
Sioux Falls:

90.2% (57,953)
South Dakota:

88.1% (288,227)
In 2 person carpool:
Sioux Falls:

8.1% (5,221)
South Dakota:

9.3% (30,269)
In 3 person carpool:
Sioux Falls:

1.0% (670)
South Dakota:

1.6% (5,220)
In 4 person carpool:
Sioux Falls:

0.4% (246)
South Dakota:

0.6% (1,948)
In 5-6 person carpool:
Sioux Falls:

0.2% (115)
South Dakota:

0.3% (924)
In 7+ person carpool:
Sioux Falls:

0.1% (64)
South Dakota:

0.1% (444)

Class of Workers (%)

Class of Workers (%) - Males

Class of Workers (%) - Females

Class of Workers:
Employee of private company:
Sioux Falls:

72.6% (50,443)
South Dakota:

59.7% (223,625)
    Employee of private company - Males:
    Sioux Falls:

    75.8% (26,932)
    South Dakota:

    60.1% (117,362)
    Employee of private company - Females:
    Sioux Falls:

    69.2% (23,511)
    South Dakota:

    59.4% (106,263)
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Sioux Falls:

2.8% (1,933)
South Dakota:

3.6% (13,641)
    Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
    Sioux Falls:

    4.2% (1,477)
    South Dakota:

    5.3% (10,370)
    Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
    Sioux Falls:

    1.3% (456)
    South Dakota:

    1.8% (3,271)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Sioux Falls:

11.2% (7,814)
South Dakota:

9.5% (35,617)
    Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
    Sioux Falls:

    6.3% (2,224)
    South Dakota:

    5.3% (10,334)
    Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
    Sioux Falls:

    16.4% (5,590)
    South Dakota:

    14.1% (25,283)
Local government workers:
Sioux Falls:

4.2% (2,899)
South Dakota:

6.8% (25,501)
    Local government workers - Males:
    Sioux Falls:

    3.3% (1,189)
    South Dakota:

    5.5% (10,690)
    Local government workers - Females:
    Sioux Falls:

    5.0% (1,710)
    South Dakota:

    8.3% (14,811)
State government workers:
Sioux Falls:

1.9% (1,298)
South Dakota:

4.7% (17,748)
    State government workers - Males:
    Sioux Falls:

    1.9% (689)
    South Dakota:

    4.2% (8,265)
    State government workers - Females:
    Sioux Falls:

    1.8% (609)
    South Dakota:

    5.3% (9,483)
Federal government workers:
Sioux Falls:

2.4% (1,659)
South Dakota:

3.7% (13,895)
    Federal government workers - Males:
    Sioux Falls:

    2.8% (986)
    South Dakota:

    3.8% (7,485)
    Federal government workers - Females:
    Sioux Falls:

    2.0% (673)
    South Dakota:

    3.6% (6,410)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Sioux Falls:

4.7% (3,263)
South Dakota:

11.0% (41,320)
    Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
    Sioux Falls:

    5.5% (1,952)
    South Dakota:

    14.9% (29,075)
    Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
    Sioux Falls:

    3.9% (1,311)
    South Dakota:

    6.8% (12,245)
Unpaid family workers:
Sioux Falls:

0.3% (211)
South Dakota:

0.8% (3,026)
    Unpaid family workers - Males:
    Sioux Falls:

    0.2% (75)
    South Dakota:

    0.9% (1,805)
    Unpaid family workers - Females:
    Sioux Falls:

    0.4% (136)
    South Dakota:

    0.7% (1,221)

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