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

Jasper County, Indiana

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

Workers:

Number of persons who live in Jasper County and work (implied resident labor force) 21,011
Number of persons who live AND work in Jasper County 14,832
Total number of persons who work in Jasper County (implied work force) 17,742

Commuters:

Number of persons who live in Jasper County but work outside the county 6,179
Number of persons who live in another county (or state) but work in Jasper County 2,910

Top five counties sending workers
INTO Jasper County:

Newton County 703 
Porter County 415 
White County 354 
Lake County 288 
Pulaski County 274 
Total of above 2,034workers
( 11.5% of Jasper County work force)
 
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Top five counties receiving workers
FROM Jasper County:

Lake County 3,009 
Porter County 1,035 
Illinois 710 
Newton County 390 
Tippecanoe County 277 
Total of above 5,421workers
( 25.8% of Jasper 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
Jasper County
% of
Jasper County
Work Force
Commute FROM
Jasper County To:
% of
Jasper County
Labor Force
Benton County 104 0.6 13 0.1
Carroll County 15 0.1 8 0.0
Clinton County 10 0.1 0 0.0
Fulton County 10 0.1 6 0.0
Illinois 159 0.9 710 3.4
LaPorte County 43 0.2 83 0.4
Lake County 288 1.6 3,009 14.3
Marion County 9 0.1 48 0.2
Michigan 11 0.1 9 0.0
Newton County 703 4.0 390 1.9
Out of State 40 0.2 159 0.8
Porter County 415 2.3 1,035 4.9
Pulaski County 274 1.5 105 0.5
St Joseph County 8 0.0 13 0.1
Starke County 159 0.9 23 0.1
Tippecanoe County 165 0.9 277 1.3
White County 354 2.0 183 0.9

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