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La Porte 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 work68,747
Number of tax filers who work in the county64,886
Number of tax filers who live in county and work in county57,929
Number of tax filers who live out of the county and work in county6,957
Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Commuting Patterns: Top five counties sending workers INTO county, 2022
CountyNumberPct. Five County Total
Porter County3,32654.9%
Lake County89514.8%
St Joseph County82213.6%
Starke County5439.0%
Michigan4727.8%
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Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Commuting Patterns: Top five counties receiving workers FROM county, 2022
CountyNumberPct. Five County Total
Porter County3,63239.8%
St Joseph County2,28425.0%
Lake County1,53816.8%
Illinois8649.5%
Michigan8108.9%
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Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Travel To Work in 2023
 NumberPct. Dist
Total Workers Age 16 and Over48,610100.0%
  Travel To Work45,50193.6%
    Car, Truck, or Van44,11890.8%
      Traveled Alone40,65683.6%
      Carpooled3,4627.1%
    Used Public Transportation4140.9%
  Motorcycle, Bicycle, Walked, Other9692.0%
  Worked At Home3,1096.4%
Average Travel Time (Minutes)25.0 
Average Travel Time using Public Transportation (Minutes)69.3 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau & American Community Survey 5 Year Estimates

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