Sioux Falls

Sioux Falls is South Dakota's largest city, a hub for healthcare, banking, and agriculture that has grown fast in recent years, bringing new jobs but also rising rents that squeeze people on fixed or low incomes. The average household income here sits around $75,000, but that number hides a lot of strain for those earning far less or living on the streets. Minnehaha County's point-in-time count identified roughly 500 people experiencing homelessness in January 2023, a figure advocates say likely undercounts the real total once you factor in couch-surfing and unsheltered folks outside the count night. The Union Gospel Mission and the St. Francis House both offer shelter, meals, and a place to get warm, while the Bishop Dudley Hospitality House has become a central daytime resource for showers, mail service, and connections to case managers. Sioux Falls can feel like a city moving fast around you, but there are people here who haven't forgotten those left behind by that growth. Whatever brought you here, you deserve rest, food, and a little peace tonight — take it where you can find it.