Work/Residence Patterns - A STATS Indiana Annual Commuting Trends Profile
 Based on Indiana IT-40 Returns for Tax Year 2002

Newton County, Indiana

Summary of what tax return information tells us about workers and commuters in this county:
Workers:
Number of persons who live in Newton County and work (implied resident labor force) 9,275
Number of persons who live AND work in Newton County 5,676
Total number of persons who work in Newton County (implied work force) 7,044
Commuters:
Number of persons who live in Newton County but work outside the county 3,599
Number of persons who live in another county (or state) but work in Newton County 1,368

Top five counties sending workers
INTO Newton County:
Illinois 461 
Jasper County 352 
Benton County 209 
Lake County 112 
White County 49 
Total of above 1,183  workers
( 16.8% of Newton County work force)
  

Top five counties receiving workers
FROM Newton County:
Lake County 1,617 
Jasper County 691 
Illinois 583 
Out of State 199 
Porter County 125 
Total of above 3,215  workers
( 34.7% of Newton County labor force)
  

More detail for this county:
(where 10 or more either commute into or out of this county)
County nameCommute INTO
Newton County 		% of
Newton County
Work Force		Commute FROM
Newton County To:		 % of
Newton County
Labor Force
Benton County 209 3.0 65 0.7
Illinois 461 6.5 583 6.3
Jasper County 352 5.0 691 7.5
LaPorte County 0 0.0 10 0.1
Lake County 112 1.6 1,617 17.4
Marion County 7 0.1 32 0.3
Monroe County 0 0.0 10 0.1
Out of State 31 0.4 199 2.1
Porter County 19 0.3 125 1.3
Tippecanoe County 45 0.6 123 1.3
White County 49 0.7 65 0.7
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 Dept. of Revenue - revised Jan. 2004
This table was produced by STATS Indiana on Jan 26, 2005