Work/Residence Patterns - A STATS Indiana Annual Commuting Trends Profile
Based on Indiana IT-40 Returns for Tax Year 2001

Steuben County, Indiana

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

Workers:
Number of persons who live in Steuben County and work (implied resident labor force) 22,858
Number of persons who live AND work in Steuben County 18,810
Total number of persons who work in Steuben County (implied work force) 21,918
Commuters:
Number of persons who live in Steuben County but work outside the county 4,048
Number of persons who live in another county (or state) but work in Steuben County 3,108

Top five counties sending workers
INTO Steuben County:
Michigan 1,161 
Dekalb County 725 
Lagrange County 364 
Ohio (State) 272 
Allen County 237 
Total of above 2,759  workers
( 12.6% of Steuben County work force)
 

Top five counties receiving workers
FROM Steuben County:
Dekalb County 1,330 
Allen County 1,017 
Lagrange County 377 
Noble County 354 
Michigan 322 
Total of above 3,400  workers
( 14.9% of Steuben County labor force)
 

More detail for this county:
(where 10 or more either commute into or out of this county)
County nameCommute INTO
Steuben County
% of
Steuben County
Work Force
Commute FROM
Steuben County To:
% of
Steuben County
Labor Force
Allen County 237 1.1 1,017 4.4
Dekalb County 725 3.3 1,330 5.8
Elkhart County 17 0.1 111 0.5
Illinois 10 0.0 13 0.1
Kosciusko County 2 0.0 12 0.1
Lagrange County 364 1.7 377 1.6
Marion County 12 0.1 15 0.1
Michigan 1,161 5.3 322 1.4
Noble County 128 0.6 354 1.5
Ohio (State) 272 1.2 243 1.1
Out of State 45 0.2 86 0.4
St Joseph County 11 0.1 16 0.1
Wells County 6 0.0 11 0.0
Whitley County 11 0.1 36 0.2
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