Transportation in Sioux Falls, SD

Commute patterns, travel times, and transportation modes — 2023 ACS Data

Commute Overview

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS (2023)

Drive Alone

79.4%

+1% vs national

Public Transit

0.7%

-27% vs national

Work From Home

9.4%

+1% vs national

Carpool

7.7%

Walk / Bike

2.1%

combined

How Sioux Falls's Commute Compares

Source: Census ACS (2023)

How People Get to Work

Source: Census ACS (2023)

Commute Mode Breakdown

Source: Census ACS (2023)

Traffic Fatalities

Source: NHTSA FARS (2023)

Fatalities

12

2023

6-Year Avg

10

fatalities/yr

Pedestrian

3

Nighttime

5

dark conditions

YearCrashesFatalitiesAlcoholPedestrianCyclist
20231212030
20221111030
2021710000
20201416740
201966001
201855410

Data from NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). Includes only crashes involving at least one fatality.

Commute data for Sioux Falls, SD covers travel times and transportation modes. 79.4% of workers drive alone, compared to the national average of 78.7%. 9.4% work from home, which is above the SD state average of 7.3%. 7.7% of workers carpool. 1.9% walk to work. In 2023, there were 12 traffic fatalities from 12 fatal crashes. 3 were pedestrians.