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Franklin 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 work15,901
Number of tax filers who work in the county10,933
Number of tax filers who live in county and work in county9,394
Number of tax filers who live out of the county and work in county1,539
Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Commuting Patterns: Top five counties sending workers INTO county, 2019
CountyNumberPct. Five County Total
Ripley County43744.0%
Dearborn County15415.5%
Ohio (State)15215.3%
Fayette County14814.9%
Decatur County10210.3%
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Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Commuting Patterns: Top five counties receiving workers FROM county, 2019
CountyNumberPct. Five County Total
Ohio (State)2,36646.3%
Ripley County1,54530.3%
Decatur County60511.8%
Out of State3015.9%
Dearborn County2905.7%
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Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Travel To Work in 2022
 NumberPct. Dist
Total Workers Age 16 and Over11,370100.0%
  Travel To Work10,24190.1%
    Car, Truck, or Van9,91387.2%
      Traveled Alone9,20981.0%
      Carpooled7046.2%
    Used Public Transportation90.1%
  Motorcycle, Bicycle, Walked, Other3192.8%
  Worked At Home1,1299.9%
Average Travel Time (Minutes)34.9 
Average Travel Time using Public Transportation (Minutes)  
Source: U.S. Census Bureau & American Community Survey 5 Year Estimates

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