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Wells 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 work19,392
Number of tax filers who work in the county17,124
Number of tax filers who live in county and work in county14,427
Number of tax filers who live out of the county and work in county2,697
Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Commuting Patterns: Top five counties sending workers INTO county, 2019
CountyNumberPct. Five County Total
Allen County74632.5%
Adams County67929.6%
Huntington County46920.4%
Blackford County2209.6%
Jay County1807.8%
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Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Commuting Patterns: Top five counties receiving workers FROM county, 2019
CountyNumberPct. Five County Total
Allen County3,09269.1%
Adams County72016.1%
Huntington County4289.6%
Grant County1353.0%
Out of State1022.3%
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Source: Indiana Department of Revenue
Travel To Work in 2022
 NumberPct. Dist
Total Workers Age 16 and Over14,158100.0%
  Travel To Work13,48595.2%
    Car, Truck, or Van13,09292.5%
      Traveled Alone12,07585.3%
      Carpooled1,0177.2%
    Used Public Transportation700.5%
  Motorcycle, Bicycle, Walked, Other3232.3%
  Worked At Home6734.8%
Average Travel Time (Minutes)23.8 
Average Travel Time using Public Transportation (Minutes)  
Source: U.S. Census Bureau & American Community Survey 5 Year Estimates

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