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Putnam 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 work23,139
Number of tax filers who work in the county20,715
Number of tax filers who live in county and work in county17,735
Number of tax filers who live out of the county and work in county2,980
Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Commuting Patterns: Top five counties sending workers INTO county, 2022
CountyNumberPct. Five County Total
Clay County80136.8%
Hendricks County48122.1%
Owen County44220.3%
Vigo County23911.0%
Parke County2139.8%
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Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Commuting Patterns: Top five counties receiving workers FROM county, 2022
CountyNumberPct. Five County Total
Marion County1,96844.5%
Hendricks County1,76940.0%
Montgomery County3197.2%
Clay County1864.2%
Vigo County1764.0%
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Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Travel To Work in 2022
 NumberPct. Dist
Total Workers Age 16 and Over15,990100.0%
  Travel To Work14,40590.1%
    Car, Truck, or Van13,62485.2%
      Traveled Alone12,71379.5%
      Carpooled9115.7%
    Used Public Transportation00.0%
  Motorcycle, Bicycle, Walked, Other7814.9%
  Worked At Home1,5859.9%
Average Travel Time (Minutes)26.9 
Average Travel Time using Public Transportation (Minutes)N/A  
Source: U.S. Census Bureau & American Community Survey 5 Year Estimates

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