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Shelby 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, 2022
 Number
Number of tax filers who live in county and work29,713
Number of tax filers who work in the county26,304
Number of tax filers who live in county and work in county21,875
Number of tax filers who live out of the county and work in county4,429
Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Commuting Patterns: Top five counties sending workers INTO county, 2022
CountyNumberPct. Five County Total
Rush County86627.1%
Marion County79224.8%
Hancock County60619.0%
Johnson County54016.9%
Decatur County39212.3%
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Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Commuting Patterns: Top five counties receiving workers FROM county, 2022
CountyNumberPct. Five County Total
Marion County3,76955.6%
Johnson County1,08416.0%
Hancock County72310.7%
Bartholomew County6429.5%
Decatur County5638.3%
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Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Travel To Work in 2022
 NumberPct. Dist
Total Workers Age 16 and Over21,541100.0%
  Travel To Work19,88192.3%
    Car, Truck, or Van19,12188.8%
      Traveled Alone17,49381.2%
      Carpooled1,6287.6%
    Used Public Transportation180.1%
  Motorcycle, Bicycle, Walked, Other7423.4%
  Worked At Home1,6607.7%
Average Travel Time (Minutes)24.5 
Average Travel Time using Public Transportation (Minutes)  
Source: U.S. Census Bureau & American Community Survey 5 Year Estimates

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