Work/Residence Patterns - A STATS Indiana Annual Commuting Trends Profile
Based on Indiana IT-40 Returns for Tax Year 2000

Jennings County, Indiana

Summary of what tax return information tells us about workers and commuters in this county:

Workers:
Number of persons who live in Jennings County and work (implied resident labor force) 18,257
Number of persons who live AND work in Jennings County 12,904
Total number of persons who work in Jennings County (implied work force) 14,563
Commuters:
Number of persons who live in Jennings County but work outside the county 5,353
Number of persons who live in another county (or state) but work in Jennings County 1,659

Top five counties sending workers
INTO Jennings County:
Jefferson County 428 
Jackson County 305 
Bartholomew County 237 
Ripley County 198 
Decatur County 157 
Total of above 1,325  workers
( 9.1% of Jennings County work force)
 

Top five counties receiving workers
FROM Jennings County:
Bartholomew County 2,947 
Jackson County 1,413 
Jefferson County 191 
Marion County 190 
Decatur County 163 
Total of above 4,904  workers
( 26.9% of Jennings County labor force)
 

More detail for this county:
(where 10 or more either commute into or out of this county)
County nameCommute INTO
Jennings County
% of
Jennings County
Work Force
Commute FROM
Jennings County To:
% of
Jennings County
Labor Force
Bartholomew County 237 1.6 2,947 16.1
Brown County 16 0.1 8 0.0
Clark County 18 0.1 13 0.1
Dearborn County 6 0.0 16 0.1
Decatur County 157 1.1 163 0.9
Jackson County 305 2.1 1,413 7.7
Jefferson County 428 2.9 191 1.0
Johnson County 17 0.1 64 0.4
Kentucky 12 0.1 20 0.1
Marion County 17 0.1 190 1.0
Ohio (State) 6 0.0 14 0.1
Out of State 9 0.1 89 0.5
Ripley County 198 1.4 53 0.3
Scott County 114 0.8 62 0.3
Shelby County 9 0.1 13 0.1
Switzerland County 15 0.1 2 0.0
Note:  commuters to/from Illinois, Michigan, Kentucky, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania are shown
separately and are not included in the 'Out of State' category.

These figures are provided to give a summary of commuting patterns, not employment patterns, and will not
match labor force or employment numbers from sources such as the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Data source: Indiana Department of Revenue - revised Jan. 2005
This table was produced by STATS Indiana on Jan 26, 2005