For about three in four of its working residents, Anderson is a commute to Sioux Falls
Anderson has 37 jobs, against 232 working residents. For 30% of workers, the job is at home, against 10% across South Dakota.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Anderson: the figures worth knowing
More than half of Anderson works in Sioux Falls
176 working residents, 76%, have their main job in Sioux Falls, 6.1 miles away across the town line. That’s far more as work in Anderson itself. The commute map ↓
Most Anderson residents work close to home
83% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
Anderson is a place people come home to
There are 37 jobs based in Anderson, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Anderson has about 24 people in it, 89% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 232 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where the trip to work from Anderson ends
Where Anderson clocks in
Lines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Anderson’s commute, mile by mile
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
In and out of Anderson on a workday
On a workday 232 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 37 people come in from elsewhere.
About 24 people are in Anderson on a workday afternoon, 89% fewer than live here.
0.16 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Goods jobs make up 78% of work in Anderson
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Anderson, 2013 → 2023: 23 → 37. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Anderson’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Anderson
of Anderson workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 93 commuters (the 30% who work from home are left out). Across South Dakota: 85% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Next door is work for 76% of Anderson
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Anderson workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson | – | — | — | — | $145,556 |
| Sioux Falls | 76% | B+ | A− | 17 min | $75,970 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Sioux Falls. Darker towns draw more of Anderson’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Anderson: questions
What is the median household income in Anderson?
$145,556 (±$15,826) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Anderson?
0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Anderson work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Anderson without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Anderson, from the people who make the trip.
More of Anderson
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.