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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, 2019
 Number
Number of tax filers who live in county and work14,319
Number of tax filers who work in the county11,533
Number of tax filers who live in county and work in county9,514
Number of tax filers who live out of the county and work in county2,019
Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Commuting Patterns: Top five counties sending workers INTO county, 2019
CountyNumberPct. Five County Total
Perry County50928.7%
Warrick County42724.1%
Dubois County38221.6%
Kentucky33118.7%
Vanderburgh County1236.9%
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Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Commuting Patterns: Top five counties receiving workers FROM county, 2019
CountyNumberPct. Five County Total
Dubois County1,60937.6%
Vanderburgh County91721.4%
Warrick County66515.5%
Kentucky60814.2%
Perry County47811.2%
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Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Travel To Work in 2022
 NumberPct. Dist
Total Workers Age 16 and Over9,652100.0%
  Travel To Work9,29696.3%
    Car, Truck, or Van9,03693.6%
      Traveled Alone8,46087.7%
      Carpooled5766.0%
    Used Public Transportation20.0%
  Motorcycle, Bicycle, Walked, Other2582.7%
  Worked At Home3563.7%
Average Travel Time (Minutes)27.1 
Average Travel Time using Public Transportation (Minutes)  
Source: U.S. Census Bureau & American Community Survey 5 Year Estimates

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