Top five counties sending workers
INTO Porter County:
| Lake County | 6,273 | |
| LaPorte County | 3,952 | |
| Jasper County | 1,035 | |
| Starke County | 790 | |
| Illinois | 755 | |
| Total of above | 12,805 | workers |
| ( 15.6% of Porter County work force) | ||
| Number of persons who live in Porter County and work (implied resident labor force) | 102,586 |
| Number of persons who live AND work in Porter County | 68,058 |
| Total number of persons who work in Porter County (implied work force) | 82,070 |
| Number of persons who live in Porter County but work outside the county | 34,528 |
| Number of persons who live in another county (or state) but work in Porter County | 14,012 |
Top five counties sending workers
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| Lake County | 6,273 | |
| LaPorte County | 3,952 | |
| Jasper County | 1,035 | |
| Starke County | 790 | |
| Illinois | 755 | |
| Total of above | 12,805 | workers |
| ( 15.6% of Porter County work force) | ||
Top five counties receiving workers
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| Lake County | 21,757 | |
| Illinois | 6,576 | |
| LaPorte County | 3,279 | |
| Out of State | 1,095 | |
| Jasper County | 415 | |
| Total of above | 33,122 | workers |
| ( 32.3% of Porter County labor force) | ||
(where 10 or more either commute into or out of this county)
| County name | Commute INTO Porter County | % of Porter County Work Force | Commute FROM Porter County To: |
% of Porter County Labor Force |
| Allen County | 10 | 0.0 | 17 | 0.0 |
| Delaware County | 5 | 0.0 | 42 | 0.0 |
| Elkhart County | 13 | 0.0 | 38 | 0.0 |
| Hamilton County | 8 | 0.0 | 13 | 0.0 |
| Illinois | 755 | 0.9 | 6,576 | 6.4 |
| Jasper County | 1,035 | 1.3 | 415 | 0.4 |
| Kentucky | 8 | 0.0 | 18 | 0.0 |
| Kosciusko County | 7 | 0.0 | 25 | 0.0 |
| LaPorte County | 3,952 | 4.8 | 3,279 | 3.2 |
| Lagrange County | 4 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.0 |
| Lake County | 6,273 | 7.6 | 21,757 | 21.2 |
| Marion County | 17 | 0.0 | 100 | 0.1 |
| Marshall County | 57 | 0.1 | 52 | 0.1 |
| Michigan | 154 | 0.2 | 145 | 0.1 |
| Monroe County | 2 | 0.0 | 85 | 0.1 |
| Newton County | 121 | 0.1 | 17 | 0.0 |
| Ohio (State) | 47 | 0.1 | 29 | 0.0 |
| Out of State | 255 | 0.3 | 1,095 | 1.1 |
| Pennsylvania | 16 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Posey County | 8 | 0.0 | 15 | 0.0 |
| Pulaski County | 178 | 0.2 | 9 | 0.0 |
| St Joseph County | 117 | 0.1 | 399 | 0.4 |
| Starke County | 790 | 1.0 | 61 | 0.1 |
| Tippecanoe County | 11 | 0.0 | 121 | 0.1 |
| Vanderburgh County | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 0.0 |
| Vigo County | 5 | 0.0 | 17 | 0.0 |
| White County | 15 | 0.0 | 15 | 0.0 |
| Wisconsin | 39 | 0.0 | 30 | 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