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St. Joseph County, IN

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Commuting

In Indiana, most workers commute to a job, either within their home county or beyond. Patterns of commuting are significant in showing the labor supply. The county labor force represents workers who reside in the county no matter where they work.

Commuting Data, 2019
 Number
Number of tax filers who live in county and work171,786
Number of tax filers who work in the county175,849
Number of tax filers who live in county and work in county151,839
Number of tax filers who live out of the county and work in county24,010
Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Commuting Patterns: Top five counties sending workers INTO county, 2019
CountyNumberPct. Five County Total
Michigan9,01443.7%
Elkhart County4,99624.2%
LaPorte County2,51012.2%
Marshall County2,17410.5%
Out of State1,9169.3%
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Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Commuting Patterns: Top five counties receiving workers FROM county, 2019
CountyNumberPct. Five County Total
Elkhart County12,40469.3%
Out of State1,7009.5%
Michigan1,6589.3%
Marshall County1,2717.1%
LaPorte County8734.9%
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Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Travel To Work in 2022
 NumberPct. Dist
Total Workers Age 16 and Over128,488100.0%
  Travel To Work117,72391.6%
    Car, Truck, or Van109,42085.2%
      Traveled Alone98,18676.4%
      Carpooled11,2348.7%
    Used Public Transportation1,4011.1%
  Motorcycle, Bicycle, Walked, Other6,9025.4%
  Worked At Home10,7658.4%
Average Travel Time (Minutes)21.3 
Average Travel Time using Public Transportation (Minutes)41.8 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau & American Community Survey 5 Year Estimates

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