Metros where people in Rapid City are getting new jobs
The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly shifted the job market in cities and towns across the country. Millions of layoffs in early 2020 forced workers to search elsewhere for jobs. Record numbers of workers have quit their jobs in the past year in favor of new pursuits in different locales. And concerns over virus spread in population-dense areas also inspired many to leave urban areas, and their jobs, in favor of rural ones.
Emerging job markets in places like Austin, Texas, Nashville, Tennessee, and Salt Lake City reflect cultural shifts in what workers are looking for in their jobs and their places of residence: year-round warmth that makes outdoor activities easy, lower income taxes, and tech-focused employers.
Stacker compiled a list of metros where the most people from Rapid City, SD found new jobs using data from the U.S. Census Bureau's Jobs-to-Jobs Flows. Metros are ranked by the number of people that started a new job from Rapid City, SD in the first quarter of 2021.
#8. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
--- 1.6% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Rapid City, SD from Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI in Q1 2021: 20
--- #119 (tie) most common destination from Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
- Net job flow: 10 to Rapid City, SD
#7. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
--- 1.8% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Rapid City, SD from Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX in Q1 2021: 11
--- #262 (tie) most common destination from Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Net job flow: 0 to Rapid City, SD
#6. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
--- 1.8% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Rapid City, SD from Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA in Q1 2021: 2
--- #227 (tie) most common destination from Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
- Net job flow: 9 to Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
#5. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL
--- 1.8% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Rapid City, SD from Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL in Q1 2021: 2
--- #183 (tie) most common destination from Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL
- Net job flow: 9 to Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL
#4. Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
--- 2.4% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Rapid City, SD from Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA in Q1 2021: 10
--- #52 most common destination from Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
- Net job flow: 5 to Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
#3. Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
--- 2.9% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Rapid City, SD from Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO in Q1 2021: 34
--- #122 (tie) most common destination from Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
- Net job flow: 16 to Rapid City, SD
#2. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
--- 3.7% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Rapid City, SD from Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ in Q1 2021: 11
--- #145 (tie) most common destination from Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
- Net job flow: 12 to Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
#1. Sioux Falls, SD
--- 39.5% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Rapid City, SD from Sioux Falls, SD in Q1 2021: 289
--- #1 most common destination from Sioux Falls, SD
- Net job flow: 42 to Rapid City, SD
