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Blackford 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 work8,154
Number of tax filers who work in the county6,701
Number of tax filers who live in county and work in county5,902
Number of tax filers who live out of the county and work in county799
Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Commuting Patterns: Top five counties sending workers INTO county, 2019
CountyNumberPct. Five County Total
Delaware County24638.4%
Grant County19830.9%
Jay County9014.1%
Wells County8212.8%
Huntington County243.8%
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Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Commuting Patterns: Top five counties receiving workers FROM county, 2019
CountyNumberPct. Five County Total
Delaware County64336.4%
Grant County52929.9%
Jay County26014.7%
Wells County22012.5%
Allen County1156.5%
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Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Travel To Work in 2022
 NumberPct. Dist
Total Workers Age 16 and Over4,852100.0%
  Travel To Work4,44591.6%
    Car, Truck, or Van4,36489.9%
      Traveled Alone3,84479.2%
      Carpooled52010.7%
    Used Public Transportation00.0%
  Motorcycle, Bicycle, Walked, Other811.7%
  Worked At Home4078.4%
Average Travel Time (Minutes)25.2 
Average Travel Time using Public Transportation (Minutes)N/A  
Source: U.S. Census Bureau & American Community Survey 5 Year Estimates

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