Top five counties sending workers
INTO Porter County:
| Lake County | 5,955 | |
| LaPorte County | 3,805 | |
| Jasper County | 956 | |
| Starke County | 793 | |
| Illinois | 620 | |
| Total of above | 12,129 | workers |
| ( 15.0% of Porter County work force) | ||
| Number of persons who live in Porter County and work (implied resident labor force) | 101,319 |
| Number of persons who live AND work in Porter County | 67,544 |
| Total number of persons who work in Porter County (implied work force) | 80,812 |
| Number of persons who live in Porter County but work outside the county | 33,775 |
| Number of persons who live in another county (or state) but work in Porter County | 13,268 |
Top five counties sending workers
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| Lake County | 5,955 | |
| LaPorte County | 3,805 | |
| Jasper County | 956 | |
| Starke County | 793 | |
| Illinois | 620 | |
| Total of above | 12,129 | workers |
| ( 15.0% of Porter County work force) | ||
Top five counties receiving workers
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| Lake County | 21,344 | |
| Illinois | 6,238 | |
| LaPorte County | 3,296 | |
| Out of State | 1,111 | |
| St Joseph County | 386 | |
| Total of above | 32,375 | workers |
| ( 32.0% of Porter County labor force) | ||
(where 10 or more either commute into or out of this county)
| County name | Commute INTO Porter County | % of Porter County Work Force | Commute FROM Porter County To: |
% of Porter County Labor Force |
| Allen County | 13 | 0.0 | 17 | 0.0 |
| Delaware County | 2 | 0.0 | 46 | 0.0 |
| Elkhart County | 11 | 0.0 | 47 | 0.0 |
| Hamilton County | 7 | 0.0 | 14 | 0.0 |
| Illinois | 620 | 0.8 | 6,238 | 6.2 |
| Jasper County | 956 | 1.2 | 369 | 0.4 |
| Kentucky | 10 | 0.0 | 17 | 0.0 |
| Kosciusko County | 15 | 0.0 | 22 | 0.0 |
| LaPorte County | 3,805 | 4.7 | 3,296 | 3.3 |
| Lake County | 5,955 | 7.4 | 21,344 | 21.1 |
| Marion County | 15 | 0.0 | 125 | 0.1 |
| Marshall County | 56 | 0.1 | 39 | 0.0 |
| Michigan | 140 | 0.2 | 125 | 0.1 |
| Monroe County | 6 | 0.0 | 88 | 0.1 |
| Newton County | 119 | 0.1 | 22 | 0.0 |
| Ohio (State) | 36 | 0.0 | 33 | 0.0 |
| Out of State | 197 | 0.2 | 1,111 | 1.1 |
| Pennsylvania | 17 | 0.0 | 15 | 0.0 |
| Posey County | 2 | 0.0 | 15 | 0.0 |
| Pulaski County | 177 | 0.2 | 22 | 0.0 |
| St Joseph County | 122 | 0.2 | 386 | 0.4 |
| Starke County | 793 | 1.0 | 71 | 0.1 |
| Steuben County | 11 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Tippecanoe County | 6 | 0.0 | 105 | 0.1 |
| Vanderburgh County | 1 | 0.0 | 14 | 0.0 |
| Vigo County | 4 | 0.0 | 20 | 0.0 |
| White County | 19 | 0.0 | 12 | 0.0 |
| Wisconsin | 51 | 0.1 | 18 | 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