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Allen 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 work250,984
Number of tax filers who work in the county262,458
Number of tax filers who live in county and work in county236,084
Number of tax filers who live out of the county and work in county26,374
Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Commuting Patterns: Top five counties sending workers INTO county, 2019
CountyNumberPct. Five County Total
Whitley County4,19225.9%
Huntington County3,40421.0%
Dekalb County3,24620.1%
Wells County3,09219.1%
Ohio (State)2,24913.9%
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Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Commuting Patterns: Top five counties receiving workers FROM county, 2019
CountyNumberPct. Five County Total
Dekalb County2,82231.7%
Whitley County1,83520.6%
Out of State1,80020.2%
Noble County1,28714.4%
Adams County1,16313.1%
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Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Travel To Work in 2022
 NumberPct. Dist
Total Workers Age 16 and Over186,470100.0%
  Travel To Work172,91692.7%
    Car, Truck, or Van166,73489.4%
      Traveled Alone150,22080.6%
      Carpooled16,5148.9%
    Used Public Transportation1,5100.8%
  Motorcycle, Bicycle, Walked, Other4,6722.5%
  Worked At Home13,5547.3%
Average Travel Time (Minutes)21.6 
Average Travel Time using Public Transportation (Minutes)39.4 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau & American Community Survey 5 Year Estimates

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