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Porter 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, 2022
 Number
Number of tax filers who live in county and work117,984
Number of tax filers who work in the county102,206
Number of tax filers who live in county and work in county88,865
Number of tax filers who live out of the county and work in county13,341
Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Commuting Patterns: Top five counties sending workers INTO county, 2022
CountyNumberPct. Five County Total
Lake County5,82849.1%
LaPorte County3,63230.6%
Jasper County9558.0%
Illinois8116.8%
Starke County6465.4%
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Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Commuting Patterns: Top five counties receiving workers FROM county, 2022
CountyNumberPct. Five County Total
Lake County16,60060.6%
Illinois5,69120.8%
LaPorte County3,32612.1%
Out of State1,4185.2%
Jasper County3571.3%
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Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Travel To Work in 2022
 NumberPct. Dist
Total Workers Age 16 and Over81,856100.0%
  Travel To Work75,51592.3%
    Car, Truck, or Van73,21889.4%
      Traveled Alone67,63382.6%
      Carpooled5,5856.8%
    Used Public Transportation5280.6%
  Motorcycle, Bicycle, Walked, Other1,7692.2%
  Worked At Home6,3417.7%
Average Travel Time (Minutes)28.5 
Average Travel Time using Public Transportation (Minutes)84.9 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau & American Community Survey 5 Year Estimates

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