Work/Residence Patterns - A STATS Indiana Annual Commuting Trends Profile
 Based on Indiana IT-40 Returns for Tax Year 2003

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) 9,304
Number of persons who live AND work in Newton County 5,626
Total number of persons who work in Newton County (implied work force) 6,994
Commuters:
Number of persons who live in Newton County but work outside the county 3,678
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 466 
Jasper County 375 
Benton County 212 
Lake County 108 
Tippecanoe County 51 
Total of above 1,212  workers
( 17.3% of Newton County work force)
  

Top five counties receiving workers
FROM Newton County:
Lake County 1,664 
Jasper County 715 
Illinois 643 
Out of State 168 
Tippecanoe County 138 
Total of above 3,328  workers
( 35.8% 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 212 3.0 55 0.6
Illinois 466 6.7 643 6.9
Jasper County 375 5.4 715 7.7
LaPorte County 3 0.0 15 0.2
Lake County 108 1.5 1,664 17.9
Marion County 4 0.1 17 0.2
Monroe County 0 0.0 11 0.1
Out of State 35 0.5 168 1.8
Porter County 21 0.3 115 1.2
Pulaski County 14 0.2 9 0.1
Tippecanoe County 51 0.7 138 1.5
White County 42 0.6 60 0.6
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
This table was produced by STATS Indiana on Jan 26, 2005