Why Sioux Falls Residents Are Among The Hardest Workers

Sioux Falls: A Hardworking Community

The good news is, we're hard workers here in Sioux Falls, and work ethic still means something in our small city. The bad news is we're also one of the cities in this latest study with a large number of people holding down multiple jobs. The implication being, people in this part of the world have to work extra hard to make a living wage.

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The number-crunching scientists at WalletHub have once again come up with some interesting statistics while determining which are the hardest-working cities in the country. And all those stats point to the fact that Americans work much harder than our counterparts in numerous other industrialized countries. So, way to go--us!

In order to determine where the hardest-working humans live in our country, WalletHub compared the most populated 116 cities in the U.S. across multiple categories. Taking into account things like average workweek hours, leaving vacation time unused, commute times, workers with multiple jobs, leisure time hours, and volunteering.

What Makes Sioux Falls Stand Out

When all the statistics were distilled down, Sioux Falls came in 4th overall, which is, as stated at the beginning of this article, a mixed blessing. Yes, we work hard here in Sioux Falls, but for those toiling at multiple jobs just to keep food on the table and bills paid, it's not an optimum situation.

Something else that Americans do more than our counterparts in other industrialized nations is leave vacation time unused. This Wallet Hub study found that between 40 to 64% of people surveyed leave vacation time on the proverbial table.

Top 5 Hardest Working Cities in America:

Cheyenne, WY
Anchorage, AK
Washington, D.C.
Sioux Falls, SD
Irving, TX

For more information, you can see the complete report at WalletHub.

Source: WalletHub

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