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Jobs & commute in Renner Corner

Sioux Falls draws about three in four of Renner Corner’s working residents

There are 65 jobs in Renner Corner, and 195 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Renner Corner itself; outside it, Sioux Falls draws the most (74%, 8 miles). The average commute takes 17 minutes each way, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Renner Corner quiets down on a workday

On a workday 194 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 64 people come in from elsewhere.

194live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
64work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night280
Workday150
280live here− 190head out to work+ 64come in to work= 150on a workday

About 150 people are in Renner Corner on a workday afternoon, 47% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.33jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.33 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.

The commute map

Where people from Renner Corner work

Rock ValleySioux City: 3 residents work here (2%)MontevideoSouth St. PaulMinneapolisCanistotaCrooks: 2 residents work here (1%)Dell RapidsHartford: 3 residents work here (2%)TeaHarrisburg: 4 residents work here (2%)Brandon: 2 residents work here (1%)Brookings: 2 residents work here (1%)Sioux Falls: 144 residents work here (74%)Grand Meadow Township: 2 residents work here (1%)Delapre Township: 2 residents work here (1%)Lyons: 3 residents work here (2%)Renner CornerSioux FallsHarrisburgSioux CityHartfordLyonsCrooksRenner Corner
1
Sioux Falls7.9 mi away
74%144
2
Harrisburg15.1 mi away
2%4
3
Sioux City, IA81.5 mi away
2%3
4
Hartford12 mi away
2%3
5
Lyons9.7 mi away
2%3
6
Crooks5.4 mi away
1%2
7
Brandon7.1 mi away
1%2
8
Brookings45.1 mi away
1%2
91%2
10
Delapre Township15.2 mi away
1%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
14%28
The top trips

Where Renner Corner 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.

The jobs

What Renner Corner’s employers do

Jobs based in Renner CornerJobs Renner Corner residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms5%21%
Trade, transport & utilities48%28%
Services: health, schools, offices48%51%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less20%12%
$1,251–$3,333 a month26%19%
Over $3,333 a month54%68%

Who does it

29 or younger20%22%
30 to 5448%51%
55 and older32%27%
−12%

Jobs based in Renner Corner, 2013 → 2023: 74 → 65. 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 Renner Corner’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

About 17 minutes to work from Renner Corner

A year of commuting
127 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.3 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Renner Corner17 min
South Dakota18 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
12%

of Renner Corner workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Renner Corner gets to work
72%Drive alone
28%Carpool

Share of the 183 commuters (the 12% 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.

How far

Where in the region Renner Corner works

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miSioux Falls: 74% · 7.9 miHarrisburg: 2% · 15.1 miSioux City: 2% · 81.5 miHartford: 2% · 12 miLyons: 2% · 9.7 miCrooks: 1% · 5.4 miBrandon: 1% · 7.1 miBrookings: 1% · 45.1 miGrand Meadow Township: 1% · 13.1 miDelapre Township: 1% · 15.2 miSioux Falls 74%Harrisburg 2%Sioux City 2%Hartford 2%Lyons 2%Renner Corner
Renner CornerTop destinations (size = commuters)
74%Under 10 mi144 residents
15%10–24 mi30 residents
3%25–50 mi5 residents
8%Over 50 mi16 residents

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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Renner Corner: questions

What is the median household income in Renner Corner?

$96,050 (±$32,237) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Renner Corner?

0.0%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Renner Corner?

17 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Renner Corner work?

1% work in town.

Can you get around Renner Corner 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 Renner Corner, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Renner Corner

Renner Corner home →

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.