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Parke 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 work9,619
Number of tax filers who work in the county7,914
Number of tax filers who live in county and work in county7,180
Number of tax filers who live out of the county and work in county734
Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Commuting Patterns: Top five counties sending workers INTO county, 2019
CountyNumberPct. Five County Total
Vermillion County26948.3%
Vigo County14325.7%
Fountain County5610.1%
Putnam County478.4%
Montgomery County427.5%
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Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Commuting Patterns: Top five counties receiving workers FROM county, 2019
CountyNumberPct. Five County Total
Vigo County89847.6%
Vermillion County32717.3%
Montgomery County24713.1%
Putnam County22011.7%
Clay County19410.3%
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Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Travel To Work in 2022
 NumberPct. Dist
Total Workers Age 16 and Over6,270100.0%
  Travel To Work5,61589.6%
    Car, Truck, or Van5,35485.4%
      Traveled Alone4,52372.1%
      Carpooled83113.3%
    Used Public Transportation180.3%
  Motorcycle, Bicycle, Walked, Other2433.9%
  Worked At Home65510.4%
Average Travel Time (Minutes)29.7 
Average Travel Time using Public Transportation (Minutes)  
Source: U.S. Census Bureau & American Community Survey 5 Year Estimates

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