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

Putnam County, Indiana

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

Workers:

Number of persons who live in Putnam County and work (implied resident labor force) 22,366
Number of persons who live AND work in Putnam County 15,927
Total number of persons who work in Putnam County (implied work force) 19,785

Commuters:

Number of persons who live in Putnam County but work outside the county 6,439
Number of persons who live in another county (or state) but work in Putnam County 3,858

Top five counties sending workers
INTO Putnam County:

Clay County 1,216 
Owen County 775 
Hendricks County 415 
Vigo County 274 
Parke County 265 
Total of above 2,945workers
( 14.9% of Putnam County work force)
 
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Top five counties receiving workers
FROM Putnam County:

Marion County 3,446 
Hendricks County 1,306 
Montgomery County 489 
Clay County 263 
Vigo County 242 
Total of above 5,746workers
( 25.7% of Putnam 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
Putnam County
% of
Putnam County
Work Force
Commute FROM
Putnam County To:
% of
Putnam County
Labor Force
Boone County 21 0.1 71 0.3
Clay County 1,216 6.1 263 1.2
Delaware County 1 0.0 10 0.0
Greene County 30 0.2 0 0.0
Hamilton County 17 0.1 66 0.3
Hendricks County 415 2.1 1,306 5.8
Illinois 45 0.2 19 0.1
Johnson County 23 0.1 49 0.2
Kentucky 15 0.1 2 0.0
Marion County 123 0.6 3,446 15.4
Monroe County 63 0.3 55 0.2
Montgomery County 163 0.8 489 2.2
Morgan County 129 0.7 73 0.3
Ohio (State) 21 0.1 11 0.0
Out of State 58 0.3 43 0.2
Owen County 775 3.9 43 0.2
Parke County 265 1.3 46 0.2
Sullivan County 20 0.1 0 0.0
Tippecanoe County 17 0.1 64 0.3
Vanderburgh County 5 0.0 11 0.0
Vermillion County 25 0.1 30 0.1
Vigo County 274 1.4 242 1.1

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