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De Kalb 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 work29,451
Number of tax filers who work in the county29,711
Number of tax filers who live in county and work in county23,165
Number of tax filers who live out of the county and work in county6,546
Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Commuting Patterns: Top five counties sending workers INTO county, 2019
CountyNumberPct. Five County Total
Allen County2,82247.6%
Steuben County1,16819.7%
Noble County1,03717.5%
Ohio (State)73612.4%
Lagrange County1642.8%
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Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Commuting Patterns: Top five counties receiving workers FROM county, 2019
CountyNumberPct. Five County Total
Allen County3,24657.1%
Noble County1,27322.4%
Steuben County83614.7%
Out of State1933.4%
Ohio (State)1352.4%
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Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Travel To Work in 2022
 NumberPct. Dist
Total Workers Age 16 and Over21,137100.0%
  Travel To Work20,34096.2%
    Car, Truck, or Van19,75293.4%
      Traveled Alone17,87084.5%
      Carpooled1,8828.9%
    Used Public Transportation200.1%
  Motorcycle, Bicycle, Walked, Other5682.7%
  Worked At Home7973.8%
Average Travel Time (Minutes)20.6 
Average Travel Time using Public Transportation (Minutes)60.0 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau & American Community Survey 5 Year Estimates

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