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Clay 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 work17,005
Number of tax filers who work in the county14,413
Number of tax filers who live in county and work in county12,720
Number of tax filers who live out of the county and work in county1,693
Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Commuting Patterns: Top five counties sending workers INTO county, 2022
CountyNumberPct. Five County Total
Vigo County59450.9%
Putnam County18615.9%
Parke County18115.5%
Owen County11710.0%
Greene County907.7%
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Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Commuting Patterns: Top five counties receiving workers FROM county, 2022
CountyNumberPct. Five County Total
Vigo County2,15361.1%
Putnam County80122.7%
Marion County3008.5%
Hendricks County1434.1%
Out of State1273.6%
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Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Travel To Work in 2023
 NumberPct. Dist
Total Workers Age 16 and Over11,674100.0%
  Travel To Work11,17195.7%
    Car, Truck, or Van10,89393.3%
      Traveled Alone9,50181.4%
      Carpooled1,39211.9%
    Used Public Transportation240.2%
  Motorcycle, Bicycle, Walked, Other2542.2%
  Worked At Home5034.3%
Average Travel Time (Minutes)29.1 
Average Travel Time using Public Transportation (Minutes)15.2 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau & American Community Survey 5 Year Estimates

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