About Fort Pierre

Fort Pierre is a very small city located in the state of South Dakota. With a population of 2,007 people and just one neighborhood, Fort Pierre is the 43rd largest community in South Dakota.

Unlike some cities , Fort Pierre isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Fort Pierre are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Fort Pierre is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Fort Pierre who work in office and administrative support jobs (22.05%), sales jobs (9.85%), and management occupations (8.56%).

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 12.43 minutes getting to work every day.

Fort Pierre is a very car-oriented city. 98.75% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Fort Pierre is a small city, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Fort Pierre has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

As is often the case in a small city, Fort Pierre doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Fort Pierre Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Fort Pierre who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 14.96%: 22.79% of adults in Fort Pierre have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Fort Pierre in 2000 was $20,478, which is wealthy relative to South Dakota, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $81,912 for a family of four.

The people who call Fort Pierre home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Fort Pierre is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Fort Pierre include German, Irish, English, Norwegian, French, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in Fort Pierre is English.