Download Options

Please wait until page completely loads before changing format.

Excel Word PDF
logo

Marion County, IN

Select a topic:
PopulationEducationCommutingLabor ForceIndustryIncomeFirm Size

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, 2011
 Number
Number of tax filers who live in county and work536,906
Number of tax filers who work in the county676,385
Number of tax filers who live in county and work in county496,176
Number of tax filers who live out of the county and work in county180,209
Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Commuting Patterns: Top five counties sending workers INTO county, 2011
CountyNumberPct. Five County Total
Hamilton County51,76937.5%
Hendricks County32,50723.6%
Johnson County26,98219.6%
Hancock County15,35511.1%
Morgan County11,2638.2%
graph
Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Commuting Patterns: Top five counties receiving workers FROM county, 2011
CountyNumberPct. Five County Total
Hamilton County12,56840.8%
Hendricks County7,79425.3%
Johnson County6,15220.0%
Out of State2,4397.9%
Boone County1,8466.0%
graph
Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Travel To Work in 2011
 NumberPct. Dist
Total Workers Age 16 and Over417,129100.0%
  Travel To Work405,55097.2%
    Car, Truck, or Van385,71692.5%
      Traveled Alone343,74182.4%
      Carpooled41,97510.1%
    Used Public Transportation7,5911.8%
  Motorcycle, Bicycle, Walked, Other12,2432.9%
  Worked At Home11,5792.8%
Average Travel Time (Minutes)22.5 
Average Travel Time using Public Transportation (Minutes) 201042.3 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau & American Community Survey 5 Year Estimates