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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, 2022
 Number
Number of tax filers who live in county and work297,667
Number of tax filers who work in the county280,760
Number of tax filers who live in county and work in county241,278
Number of tax filers who live out of the county and work in county39,482
Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Commuting Patterns: Top five counties sending workers INTO county, 2022
CountyNumberPct. Five County Total
Porter County16,60045.6%
Illinois13,47737.0%
Out of State2,5457.0%
Jasper County2,2746.2%
LaPorte County1,5384.2%
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Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Commuting Patterns: Top five counties receiving workers FROM county, 2022
CountyNumberPct. Five County Total
Illinois41,43576.8%
Porter County5,82810.8%
Out of State5,3559.9%
LaPorte County8951.7%
Marion County4620.9%
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Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Travel To Work in 2022
 NumberPct. Dist
Total Workers Age 16 and Over221,831100.0%
  Travel To Work208,19793.9%
    Car, Truck, or Van198,51189.5%
      Traveled Alone181,62681.9%
      Carpooled16,8857.6%
    Used Public Transportation3,9761.8%
  Motorcycle, Bicycle, Walked, Other5,7102.6%
  Worked At Home13,6346.1%
Average Travel Time (Minutes)28.8 
Average Travel Time using Public Transportation (Minutes)72.1 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau & American Community Survey 5 Year Estimates

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