| Number of persons who live in Elkhart County and work (implied resident labor force) | 117,848 |
| Number of persons who live AND work in Elkhart County | 110,362 |
| Total number of persons who work in Elkhart County (implied work force) | 143,236 |
| Number of persons who live in Elkhart County but work outside the county | 7,486 |
| Number of persons who live in another county (or state) but work in Elkhart County | 32,874 |
Top five counties sending workers
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| St Joseph County | 11,617 | |
| Michigan | 7,014 | |
| Kosciusko County | 4,493 | |
| Lagrange County | 3,631 | |
| Marshall County | 2,384 | |
| Total of above | 29,139 | workers |
| ( 20.3% of Elkhart County work force) | ||
Top five counties receiving workers
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| St Joseph County | 4,059 | |
| Lagrange County | 819 | |
| Kosciusko County | 758 | |
| Michigan | 506 | |
| Marshall County | 254 | |
| Total of above | 6,396 | workers |
| ( 5.4% of Elkhart County labor force) | ||
(where 10 or more either commute into or out of this county)
| County name | Commute INTO Elkhart County | % of Elkhart County Work Force | Commute FROM Elkhart County To: |
% of Elkhart County Labor Force |
| Adams County | 17 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Allen County | 151 | 0.1 | 78 | 0.1 |
| Cass County | 17 | 0.0 | 16 | 0.0 |
| Clay County | 12 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Dekalb County | 42 | 0.0 | 17 | 0.0 |
| Delaware County | 14 | 0.0 | 36 | 0.0 |
| Dubois County | 10 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Fayette County | 12 | 0.0 | 15 | 0.0 |
| Floyd County | 10 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Fulton County | 160 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Grant County | 10 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Hamilton County | 18 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Huntington County | 15 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Illinois | 84 | 0.1 | 57 | 0.0 |
| Kentucky | 24 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Kosciusko County | 4,493 | 3.1 | 758 | 0.6 |
| LaPorte County | 227 | 0.2 | 41 | 0.0 |
| Lagrange County | 3,631 | 2.5 | 819 | 0.7 |
| Lake County | 36 | 0.0 | 18 | 0.0 |
| Marion County | 23 | 0.0 | 39 | 0.0 |
| Marshall County | 2,384 | 1.7 | 254 | 0.2 |
| Miami County | 62 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Michigan | 7,014 | 4.9 | 506 | 0.4 |
| Monroe County | 4 | 0.0 | 30 | 0.0 |
| Noble County | 1,471 | 1.0 | 247 | 0.2 |
| Ohio (State) | 56 | 0.0 | 24 | 0.0 |
| Out of State | 329 | 0.2 | 245 | 0.2 |
| Pennsylvania | 32 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Porter County | 47 | 0.0 | 11 | 0.0 |
| Pulaski County | 21 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| St Joseph County | 11,617 | 8.1 | 4,059 | 3.4 |
| Starke County | 321 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Steuben County | 154 | 0.1 | 10 | 0.0 |
| Tippecanoe County | 7 | 0.0 | 43 | 0.0 |
| Wabash County | 97 | 0.1 | 20 | 0.0 |
| Wells County | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Whitley County | 105 | 0.1 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Wisconsin | 22 | 0.0 | 11 | 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
This table was produced by STATS Indiana on Apr 26, 2006