Commuting Patterns

Annual Commuting Trends

Data tabulated from the Indiana Department of Revenue, based on the IT-40 tax returns for the year, provide insight into the residence and work patterns among and between counties. Learn more about these data.

• Annual Commuting Trends Profile
• Resident Labor Force, Workforce Overview (or time series)

Local Employment Dynamics

OnTheMap: This resource allows users to map and analyze commuting flow data for small units of geography, such as cities or custom regions.

Census Commuting Patterns

Census data have traditionally provided the most insightful and comprehensive view of commuting. First, the question is geared to solicit that information specifically (unlike the derivative we use from the annual tax data). Second, it allows us to view commuting across borders into specific communities of other states. However, beginning with Census 2010, commuting data are not available out of the decennial census, but alternative data are available from the American Community Survey (ACS).

Current ACS Five-Year Estimates

Note: The next iteration of the 5-year ACS county commuting flows (using the 2016-2020 ACS) should be released by the U.S. Census Bureau in 2023.

• Indiana Commuting Patterns Interactive Maps
• The Regionizer (StatsAmerica): Create a custom region (even crossing state lines if desired) and get commuting data, along with other reports.
• Commuting (Journey to Work) Data Tables (Census Bureau)

2000 Census

• IN Spreadsheet
• OUT Spreadsheet
• Maps in Color

1990 Census

• 1990 Census Commuting Patterns

Travel To Work

Travel to Work Overview (or time series)

• These data include method of transportation as well as average travel time.