Category: Accolades

Build your e-commerce business in South Dakota

With beautiful bike trails, bustling downtowns, and rolling plains of farmland, South Dakota is a great place to call home, but it’s also a great place to start a business!

Our business-friendly tax climate is one of the best in the nation. See why digital commerce company, Nexcess, ranked South Dakota in the top five states to start an e-commerce business.

SIOUX FALLS MAKES AARP’S TOP 10

AARP has ranked Sioux Falls a top 10 mid-size city!

The index scores every neighborhood and community in the United States for the services and amenities that affect people’s lives the most as they age by using more than 50 national data sources to measure 61 community characteristics across seven categories: housing, neighborhood, transportation, environment, health, engagement and opportunity.

When it comes to picking a place to live, one of the most important factors is affordability. For that reason, we’re excited to share that Sioux Falls tops the list of most affordable places to live and work in the U.S. for 2022! The ranking was compiled by GoodHire using census data, and ranked cities using the following criteria:

1. Wage Growth (20% weight)
2. Unemployment Rate (10% weight)
3. Job Growth (20% weight)
4. Percentage of Jobs Open (10% weight)
5. Renter Affordability (15% weight)
6. Homeowner Affordability (15% weight)
7. Real Per Capita Personal Income (10% weight)

POLICOM specializes in studying the dynamics of local economies and addresses the condition of an economy from the viewpoint of its impact upon the “standard of living” of the people who live and work in an area. The highest ranked areas have had rapid, consistent growth in both size and quality for an extended period. The lowest ranked areas have been in decline. The formulas used to determine economic strength measure how the economy has behaved, not what has caused it to perform.

In their 2022 study, POLICOM, ranked Sioux Falls 8^th best out of 384 Metropolitan Statistical Areas for our economic strength.

In its annual national movers study, United Van Lines tracked which states had the top inbound and outbound migration during 2021. The company shared that the pandemic is likely a reason for people relocating to lower density areas and wishing to be closer to family. As the second highest state for inbound migration, we’re excited to have some new faces in South Dakota!

Sioux Falls ranks among the nation’s best places for bicycling for the 13th year in a row, according to the League of American Bicyclists. Learn more about the ranking by clicking the button below.