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Fayette 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 work14,439
Number of tax filers who work in the county12,652
Number of tax filers who live in county and work in county11,550
Number of tax filers who live out of the county and work in county1,102
Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Commuting Patterns: Top five counties sending workers INTO county, 2022
CountyNumberPct. Five County Total
Wayne County30340.0%
Franklin County19325.5%
Union County11415.1%
Rush County10614.0%
Henry County415.4%
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Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Commuting Patterns: Top five counties receiving workers FROM county, 2022
CountyNumberPct. Five County Total
Wayne County90346.3%
Rush County38920.0%
Decatur County25613.1%
Ohio (State)21711.1%
Shelby County1849.4%
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Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Travel To Work in 2022
 NumberPct. Dist
Total Workers Age 16 and Over10,093100.0%
  Travel To Work9,76396.7%
    Car, Truck, or Van9,49494.1%
      Traveled Alone8,47684.0%
      Carpooled1,01810.1%
    Used Public Transportation110.1%
  Motorcycle, Bicycle, Walked, Other2582.6%
  Worked At Home3303.3%
Average Travel Time (Minutes)27.7 
Average Travel Time using Public Transportation (Minutes)  
Source: U.S. Census Bureau & American Community Survey 5 Year Estimates

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