Trader Joe’s Adds 30 Locations As Sioux Falls Waits

For years folks in Sioux Falls have been clamoring for a Trader Joe's location to somehow make its way to South Dakota's largest city, to no avail.

At last count, the Monrovia, California based grocery store chain, known for its private-label products, seasonal favorites, and budget-friendly prices, was up to 661 locations in 42 states with South Dakota one of the eight states on the outside looking in.

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But now there are new stores on the way. 30 more in 16 states to be exact.

So is this finally the wave of Trader Joe's expansion that lands a store in the Mount Rushmore State?

No.

In fact, of the 30 new locations only one is even remotely close to us - a second store in the Omaha area, on North 191st Street in Elkhorn, exactly one mile closer to Sioux Falls (183 miles away) than the existing Omaha store on Pacific Street (184 miles away).

That means we'll still have to put in some windshield time to scratch our Trader Joe's itch. With the new store opening in Nebraska, there will be 13 options for TJ's within 250 miles of Sioux Falls:

MINNESOTA STORES

• Bloomington
• Eagan
• Maple Grove
• Minneapolis
• Minnetonka
• Rochester
• Shoreville
• St. Louis Park
• St. Paul
• Woodbury

NEBRASKA STORES

• Elkhorn
• Lincoln
• Omaha