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Starke 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 work14,249
Number of tax filers who work in the county10,374
Number of tax filers who live in county and work in county9,524
Number of tax filers who live out of the county and work in county850
Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Commuting Patterns: Top five counties sending workers INTO county, 2022
CountyNumberPct. Five County Total
Pulaski County21233.5%
Marshall County16125.4%
LaPorte County13721.6%
Porter County8012.6%
St Joseph County436.8%
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Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Commuting Patterns: Top five counties receiving workers FROM county, 2022
CountyNumberPct. Five County Total
Marshall County1,51841.9%
Porter County64617.8%
St Joseph County56715.7%
LaPorte County54315.0%
Pulaski County3479.6%
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Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Travel To Work in 2022
 NumberPct. Dist
Total Workers Age 16 and Over9,336100.0%
  Travel To Work9,08297.3%
    Car, Truck, or Van8,74393.6%
      Traveled Alone7,72882.8%
      Carpooled1,01510.9%
    Used Public Transportation300.3%
  Motorcycle, Bicycle, Walked, Other3093.3%
  Worked At Home2542.7%
Average Travel Time (Minutes)29.4 
Average Travel Time using Public Transportation (Minutes)  
Source: U.S. Census Bureau & American Community Survey 5 Year Estimates

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