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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 work23,536
Number of tax filers who work in the county24,712
Number of tax filers who live in county and work in county20,902
Number of tax filers who live out of the county and work in county3,810
Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Commuting Patterns: Top five counties sending workers INTO county, 2019
CountyNumberPct. Five County Total
Illinois1,57854.2%
Daviess County50517.3%
Sullivan County33611.5%
Out of State2729.3%
Gibson County2207.6%
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Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Commuting Patterns: Top five counties receiving workers FROM county, 2019
CountyNumberPct. Five County Total
Gibson County62734.5%
Daviess County48626.7%
Illinois31717.4%
Out of State21611.9%
Sullivan County1729.5%
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Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Travel To Work in 2022
 NumberPct. Dist
Total Workers Age 16 and Over17,699100.0%
  Travel To Work17,32297.9%
    Car, Truck, or Van16,53093.4%
      Traveled Alone15,14685.6%
      Carpooled1,3847.8%
    Used Public Transportation630.4%
  Motorcycle, Bicycle, Walked, Other7294.1%
  Worked At Home3772.1%
Average Travel Time (Minutes)20.6 
Average Travel Time using Public Transportation (Minutes)26.8 
Source: U.S. Census Bureau & American Community Survey 5 Year Estimates

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