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Washington 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 work17,920
Number of tax filers who work in the county13,573
Number of tax filers who live in county and work in county12,511
Number of tax filers who live out of the county and work in county1,062
Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Commuting Patterns: Top five counties sending workers INTO county, 2019
CountyNumberPct. Five County Total
Orange County15927.0%
Clark County14224.1%
Lawrence County10217.3%
Harrison County9716.5%
Scott County8915.1%
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Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Commuting Patterns: Top five counties receiving workers FROM county, 2019
CountyNumberPct. Five County Total
Clark County1,39333.7%
Kentucky1,09726.6%
Floyd County92922.5%
Scott County3989.6%
Jackson County3117.5%
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Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Travel To Work in 2022
 NumberPct. Dist
Total Workers Age 16 and Over12,768100.0%
  Travel To Work11,92093.4%
    Car, Truck, or Van11,67291.4%
      Traveled Alone10,05578.8%
      Carpooled1,61712.7%
    Used Public Transportation130.1%
  Motorcycle, Bicycle, Walked, Other2351.8%
  Worked At Home8486.6%
Average Travel Time (Minutes)32.2 
Average Travel Time using Public Transportation (Minutes)15.8 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau & American Community Survey 5 Year Estimates

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