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Spencer 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 work14,270
Number of tax filers who work in the county11,551
Number of tax filers who live in county and work in county9,634
Number of tax filers who live out of the county and work in county1,917
Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Commuting Patterns: Top five counties sending workers INTO county, 2022
CountyNumberPct. Five County Total
Perry County48230.3%
Warrick County36322.8%
Dubois County32720.6%
Kentucky30719.3%
Vanderburgh County1117.0%
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Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Commuting Patterns: Top five counties receiving workers FROM county, 2022
CountyNumberPct. Five County Total
Dubois County1,45235.7%
Vanderburgh County90822.3%
Warrick County67516.6%
Kentucky59614.7%
Perry County43210.6%
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Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Travel To Work in 2023
 NumberPct. Dist
Total Workers Age 16 and Over9,670100.0%
  Travel To Work9,20295.2%
    Car, Truck, or Van8,95392.6%
      Traveled Alone8,37586.6%
      Carpooled5786.0%
    Used Public Transportation40.0%
  Motorcycle, Bicycle, Walked, Other2452.5%
  Worked At Home4684.8%
Average Travel Time (Minutes)26.2 
Average Travel Time using Public Transportation (Minutes)  
Source: U.S. Census Bureau & American Community Survey 5 Year Estimates

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