Mitchell

Population & Demographics

Mitchell, SD

Mitchell is home to 15,649 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 8,912 resident workers commute each day.

South DakotaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
15,649
people
Population

15,649 residents

Median age 39.6 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Mitchell population & demographics

Who lives in Mitchell — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
15,649
Median age
39.6yrs
Median household income
$58,620
Median home value
$192,200
Median gross rent
$851/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
23.6%
Poverty rate
12.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Mitchell

How Mitchell breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White87.6%
Hispanic or Latino5.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native3.8%
Two or more races1.8%
Asian0.6%
Black0.5%

Race across Mitchell

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Mitchell.

Mitchell at a glance
Employed Residents
8,912
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
39.8mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
59.9%
Share working within the area
Work from home
8.1%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Sioux Falls
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Mitchell proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Mitchell commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

94 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Mitchell

8,912 commutes, one dot at a time

Mitchell

Where 8,912 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Mitchell, by worker count.

1Mitchell0.0 mi5,339
2Sioux Falls66.0 mi973
3Brookings74.0 mi144
4Yankton65.5 mi135
5Huron45.6 mi131
6Pierre123.6 mi110
7Rapid City260.8 mi102
8Watertown93.8 mi70

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Mitchell.

1Mitchell0.0 mi5,339
2Sioux Falls66.0 mi547
3Huron45.6 mi204
4Aberdeen122.9 mi190
5Watertown93.8 mi138
6Parkston22.1 mi134
7Mount Vernon11.7 mi103
8Brookings74.0 mi96

Top industries

The sectors that employ Mitchell’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance19.0%
RTRetail Trade14.5%
MFManufacturing13.9%
AFAccommodation and Food Services10.0%
EDEducational Services7.9%
COConstruction6.5%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services5.3%
WSWholesale Trade4.7%
PAPublic Administration4.1%
Connectivity

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