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Newton 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 work9,422
Number of tax filers who work in the county6,795
Number of tax filers who live in county and work in county5,906
Number of tax filers who live out of the county and work in county889
Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Commuting Patterns: Top five counties sending workers INTO county, 2022
CountyNumberPct. Five County Total
Jasper County30842.4%
Illinois16122.1%
Benton County11616.0%
Lake County11215.4%
Out of State304.1%
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Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Commuting Patterns: Top five counties receiving workers FROM county, 2022
CountyNumberPct. Five County Total
Lake County1,26540.9%
Jasper County91129.4%
Illinois57118.4%
Tippecanoe County1996.4%
Out of State1504.8%
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Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Travel To Work in 2022
 NumberPct. Dist
Total Workers Age 16 and Over5,738100.0%
  Travel To Work5,39594.0%
    Car, Truck, or Van5,29992.3%
      Traveled Alone4,56679.6%
      Carpooled73312.8%
    Used Public Transportation300.5%
  Motorcycle, Bicycle, Walked, Other661.2%
  Worked At Home3436.0%
Average Travel Time (Minutes)28.3 
Average Travel Time using Public Transportation (Minutes)  
Source: U.S. Census Bureau & American Community Survey 5 Year Estimates

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