Top five counties sending workers
INTO LaPorte County:
| Porter County | 3,279 | |
| Lake County | 1,298 | |
| St Joseph County | 957 | |
| Starke County | 743 | |
| Michigan | 523 | |
| Total of above | 6,800 | workers |
| ( 10.4% of LaPorte County work force) | ||
| Number of persons who live in LaPorte County and work (implied resident labor force) | 68,408 |
| Number of persons who live AND work in LaPorte County | 57,393 |
| Total number of persons who work in LaPorte County (implied work force) | 65,146 |
| Number of persons who live in LaPorte County but work outside the county | 11,015 |
| Number of persons who live in another county (or state) but work in LaPorte County | 7,753 |
Top five counties sending workers
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| Porter County | 3,279 | |
| Lake County | 1,298 | |
| St Joseph County | 957 | |
| Starke County | 743 | |
| Michigan | 523 | |
| Total of above | 6,800 | workers |
| ( 10.4% of LaPorte County work force) | ||
Top five counties receiving workers
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| Porter County | 3,952 | |
| St Joseph County | 2,682 | |
| Lake County | 1,787 | |
| Illinois | 767 | |
| Michigan | 524 | |
| Total of above | 9,712 | workers |
| ( 14.2% of LaPorte County labor force) | ||
(where 10 or more either commute into or out of this county)
| County name | Commute INTO LaPorte County | % of LaPorte County Work Force | Commute FROM LaPorte County To: |
% of LaPorte County Labor Force |
| Allen County | 10 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Delaware County | 2 | 0.0 | 18 | 0.0 |
| Elkhart County | 47 | 0.1 | 258 | 0.4 |
| Fulton County | 14 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Illinois | 262 | 0.4 | 767 | 1.1 |
| Jasper County | 83 | 0.1 | 43 | 0.1 |
| Kosciusko County | 9 | 0.0 | 14 | 0.0 |
| Lake County | 1,298 | 2.0 | 1,787 | 2.6 |
| Lawrence County | 8 | 0.0 | 21 | 0.0 |
| Marion County | 13 | 0.0 | 45 | 0.1 |
| Marshall County | 105 | 0.2 | 130 | 0.2 |
| Michigan | 523 | 0.8 | 524 | 0.8 |
| Monroe County | 1 | 0.0 | 32 | 0.0 |
| Newton County | 14 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Ohio (State) | 15 | 0.0 | 15 | 0.0 |
| Out of State | 153 | 0.2 | 426 | 0.6 |
| Porter County | 3,279 | 5.0 | 3,952 | 5.8 |
| Pulaski County | 88 | 0.1 | 15 | 0.0 |
| St Joseph County | 957 | 1.5 | 2,682 | 3.9 |
| Starke County | 743 | 1.1 | 127 | 0.2 |
| Tippecanoe County | 14 | 0.0 | 38 | 0.1 |
| White County | 11 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Wisconsin | 18 | 0.0 | 7 | 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