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Boone 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, 2017
 Number
Number of tax filers who live in county and work45,388
Number of tax filers who work in the county37,446
Number of tax filers who live in county and work in county27,891
Number of tax filers who live out of the county and work in county9,555
Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Commuting Patterns: Top five counties sending workers INTO county, 2017
CountyNumberPct. Five County Total
Marion County3,31343.6%
Hamilton County1,62421.4%
Hendricks County1,33117.5%
Clinton County94012.4%
Montgomery County3955.2%
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Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Commuting Patterns: Top five counties receiving workers FROM county, 2017
CountyNumberPct. Five County Total
Marion County11,49371.5%
Hamilton County2,57316.0%
Hendricks County9195.7%
Tippecanoe County7354.6%
Out of State3602.2%
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Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Travel To Work in 2017
 NumberPct. Dist
Total Workers Age 16 and Over32,064100.0%
  Travel To Work30,32994.6%
    Car, Truck, or Van29,59992.3%
      Traveled Alone27,58986.0%
      Carpooled2,0106.3%
    Used Public Transportation210.1%
  Motorcycle, Bicycle, Walked, Other7092.2%
  Worked At Home1,7355.4%
Average Travel Time (Minutes)24.9 
Average Travel Time using Public Transportation (Minutes)  
Source: U.S. Census Bureau & American Community Survey 5 Year Estimates

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