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

Jay County, Indiana

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

Workers:

Number of persons who live in Jay County and work (implied resident labor force) 13,891
Number of persons who live AND work in Jay County 10,560
Total number of persons who work in Jay County (implied work force) 12,086

Commuters:

Number of persons who live in Jay County but work outside the county 3,331
Number of persons who live in another county (or state) but work in Jay County 1,526

Top five counties sending workers
INTO Jay County:

Randolph County 424 
Delaware County 354 
Blackford County 233 
Ohio (State) 151 
Adams County 120 
Total of above 1,282workers
( 10.6% of Jay County work force)
 
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Top five counties receiving workers
FROM Jay County:

Adams County 982 
Delaware County 812 
Ohio (State) 366 
Wells County 308 
Randolph County 191 
Total of above 2,659workers
( 19.1% of Jay 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
Jay County
% of
Jay County
Work Force
Commute FROM
Jay County To:
% of
Jay County
Labor Force
Adams County 120 1.0 982 7.1
Allen County 9 0.1 116 0.8
Blackford County 233 1.9 129 0.9
Delaware County 354 2.9 812 5.8
Grant County 70 0.6 72 0.5
Hamilton County 1 0.0 12 0.1
Henry County 13 0.1 12 0.1
Huntington County 3 0.0 16 0.1
Madison County 12 0.1 53 0.4
Marion County 5 0.0 51 0.4
Ohio County 2 0.0 24 0.2
Ohio (State) 151 1.2 366 2.6
Out of State 25 0.2 69 0.5
Randolph County 424 3.5 191 1.4
Wayne County 16 0.1 24 0.2
Wells County 50 0.4 308 2.2

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