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Benton 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 work5,848
Number of tax filers who work in the county4,565
Number of tax filers who live in county and work in county3,777
Number of tax filers who live out of the county and work in county788
Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Commuting Patterns: Top five counties sending workers INTO county, 2019
CountyNumberPct. Five County Total
Tippecanoe County24143.2%
Warren County11220.1%
Newton County7212.9%
Illinois7012.5%
Out of State6311.3%
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Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Commuting Patterns: Top five counties receiving workers FROM county, 2019
CountyNumberPct. Five County Total
Tippecanoe County1,43579.2%
Newton County1337.3%
Jasper County1206.6%
Warren County713.9%
Illinois532.9%
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Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Travel To Work in 2022
 NumberPct. Dist
Total Workers Age 16 and Over3,944100.0%
  Travel To Work3,72494.4%
    Car, Truck, or Van3,55490.1%
      Traveled Alone3,26682.8%
      Carpooled2887.3%
    Used Public Transportation611.5%
  Motorcycle, Bicycle, Walked, Other1092.8%
  Worked At Home2205.6%
Average Travel Time (Minutes)28.4 
Average Travel Time using Public Transportation (Minutes)51.1 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau & American Community Survey 5 Year Estimates

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