Work, pay and getting to work in Viborg
There are 391 jobs in Viborg; 378 of its residents have a job. About one in ten work in Viborg itself; outside it, Sioux Falls draws the most (29%, 31 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 24 minutes, next to 18 for South Dakota and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Viborg apart on work
29% of Viborg works in Sioux Falls
111 working residents, 29%, have their main job in Sioux Falls, 31 miles away. That’s 3 times as many as work in Viborg itself. The commute map ↓
Viborg workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 24 minutes each way, against 18 across South Dakota. Over a year that’s about 184 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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 378 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The towns that employ Viborg’s residents
Where Viborg clocks in
5% of workersLines 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.
How long Viborg spends getting to work: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Viborg workers work from home, vs 10% across South Dakota. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 475 commuters (the 4% 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.
Who commutes out of Viborg, and who commutes in
On a workday 342 residents head out to work, 36 work right here, and 355 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.03 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
What Viborg’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Viborg, 2013 → 2023: 418 → 391. 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 Viborg’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Viborg’s workers travel
About 15% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
Viborg and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Viborg workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viborg | – | — | — | 24 min | $51,944 |
| Swan Lake Township | under 2% | — | — | 34 min | — |
| Daneville Township | under 2% | — | — | 16 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Swan Lake Township and Daneville Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Viborg’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 Viborg: questions
What is the median household income in Viborg?
$51,944 (±$8,427) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $75,081 across South Dakota and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Viborg?
18.7%, against 11.9% across South Dakota and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Viborg?
24 minutes each way on average, against 18 across South Dakota and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Viborg work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sioux Falls (29%, 31 mi), Centerville (5%, 7 mi), Yankton (5%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Viborg without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Viborg, from the people who make the trip.
More of Viborg
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.