Work/Residence Patterns—A STATS Indiana Annual Commuting Trends Profile
Based on Indiana IT-40 Returns for Tax Year 2005

Howard County, Indiana

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

Workers:

Number of persons who live in Howard County and work (implied resident labor force) 56,781
Number of persons who live AND work in Howard County 52,778
Total number of persons who work in Howard County (implied work force) 67,122

Commuters:

Number of persons who live in Howard County but work outside the county 4,003
Number of persons who live in another county (or state) but work in Howard County 14,344

Top five counties sending workers
INTO Howard County:

Miami County 3,087 
Hamilton County 2,420 
Tipton County 2,217 
Cass County 2,024 
Grant County 934 
Total of above 10,682workers
( 15.9% of Howard County work force)
 
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Top five counties receiving workers
FROM Howard County:

Miami County 601 
Hamilton County 599 
Marion County 552 
Tipton County 414 
Tippecanoe County 408 
Total of above 2,574workers
( 4.5% of Howard 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
Howard County
% of
Howard County
Work Force
Commute FROM
Howard County To:
% of
Howard County
Labor Force
Allen County 24 0.0 50 0.1
Blackford County 51 0.1 2 0.0
Boone County 65 0.1 25 0.0
Carroll County 632 0.9 87 0.2
Cass County 2,024 3.0 321 0.6
Clinton County 498 0.7 184 0.3
Delaware County 131 0.2 39 0.1
Fulton County 130 0.2 16 0.0
Grant County 934 1.4 256 0.5
Hamilton County 2,420 3.6 599 1.1
Hancock County 49 0.1 11 0.0
Hendricks County 40 0.1 7 0.0
Henry County 145 0.2 11 0.0
Huntington County 33 0.0 14 0.0
Illinois 18 0.0 12 0.0
Johnson County 20 0.0 9 0.0
Kosciusko County 3 0.0 13 0.0
Madison County 704 1.0 72 0.1
Marion County 308 0.5 552 1.0
Marshall County 11 0.0 3 0.0
Miami County 3,087 4.6 601 1.1
Michigan 23 0.0 9 0.0
Monroe County 3 0.0 27 0.0
Ohio (State) 5 0.0 10 0.0
Out of State 107 0.2 102 0.2
Randolph County 13 0.0 2 0.0
St Joseph County 14 0.0 11 0.0
Tippecanoe County 170 0.3 408 0.7
Tipton County 2,217 3.3 414 0.7
Wabash County 256 0.4 42 0.1
Wells County 18 0.0 0 0.0
White County 54 0.1 6 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 Feb 16, 2007