Work/Residence Patterns—A STATS Indiana Annual Commuting Trends Profile
Based on Indiana IT-40 Returns for Tax Year 2004

Rush County, Indiana

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

Workers:

Number of persons who live in Rush County and work (implied resident labor force) 11,950
Number of persons who live AND work in Rush County 7,901
Total number of persons who work in Rush County (implied work force) 9,406

Commuters:

Number of persons who live in Rush County but work outside the county 4,049
Number of persons who live in another county (or state) but work in Rush County 1,505

Top five counties sending workers
INTO Rush County:

Henry County 429 
Fayette County 378 
Shelby County 124 
Hancock County 122 
Franklin County 91 
Total of above 1,144workers
( 12.2% of Rush County work force)
 
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Top five counties receiving workers
FROM Rush County:

Shelby County 1,245 
Marion County 1,047 
Decatur County 502 
Hancock County 388 
Henry County 205 
Total of above 3,387workers
( 28.3% of Rush County labor force)
 
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More detail for this county:

(where 10 or more either commute into or out of this county)

County nameCommute INTO
Rush County
% of
Rush County
Work Force
Commute FROM
Rush County To:
% of
Rush County
Labor Force
Bartholomew County 2 0.0 30 0.3
Boone County 1 0.0 14 0.1
Decatur County 69 0.7 502 4.2
Delaware County 7 0.1 19 0.2
Fayette County 378 4.0 185 1.5
Franklin County 91 1.0 26 0.2
Hamilton County 13 0.1 51 0.4
Hancock County 122 1.3 388 3.2
Hendricks County 2 0.0 14 0.1
Henry County 429 4.6 205 1.7
Johnson County 9 0.1 62 0.5
Madison County 10 0.1 27 0.2
Marion County 63 0.7 1,047 8.8
Ohio (State) 6 0.1 18 0.2
Out of State 10 0.1 30 0.3
Ripley County 22 0.2 42 0.4
Shelby County 124 1.3 1,245 10.4
St Joseph County 23 0.2 10 0.1
Union County 20 0.2 3 0.0
Wayne County 54 0.6 50 0.4

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