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Porter 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, 2011
 Number
Number of tax filers who live in county and work107,475
Number of tax filers who work in the county90,988
Number of tax filers who live in county and work in county77,331
Number of tax filers who live out of the county and work in county13,657
Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Commuting Patterns: Top five counties sending workers INTO county, 2011
CountyNumberPct. Five County Total
Lake County6,51952.3%
LaPorte County3,54128.4%
Jasper County1,0118.1%
Illinois7365.9%
Starke County6655.3%
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Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Commuting Patterns: Top five counties receiving workers FROM county, 2011
CountyNumberPct. Five County Total
Lake County19,02065.9%
Illinois5,02817.4%
LaPorte County3,24811.3%
Out of State1,2474.3%
Jasper County3261.1%
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Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Travel To Work in 2011
 NumberPct. Dist
Total Workers Age 16 and Over75,957100.0%
  Travel To Work73,20296.4%
    Car, Truck, or Van70,48292.8%
      Traveled Alone64,98385.6%
      Carpooled5,4997.2%
    Used Public Transportation1,2161.6%
  Motorcycle, Bicycle, Walked, Other1,5042.0%
  Worked At Home2,7553.6%
Average Travel Time (Minutes)26.6 
Average Travel Time using Public Transportation (Minutes) 201086.8 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau & American Community Survey 5 Year Estimates