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

Ripley County, Indiana

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

Workers:

Number of persons who live in Ripley County and work (implied resident labor force) 18,933
Number of persons who live AND work in Ripley County 13,378
Total number of persons who work in Ripley County (implied work force) 17,343

Commuters:

Number of persons who live in Ripley County but work outside the county 5,555
Number of persons who live in another county (or state) but work in Ripley County 3,965

Top five counties sending workers
INTO Ripley County:

Franklin County 1,691 
Dearborn County 947 
Decatur County 572 
Jefferson County 79 
Fayette County 71 
Total of above 3,360workers
( 19.4% of Ripley County work force)
 
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Top five counties receiving workers
FROM Ripley County:

Ohio (State) 1,326 
Decatur County 1,153 
Dearborn County 1,054 
Franklin County 354 
Kentucky 322 
Total of above 4,209workers
( 22.2% of Ripley 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
Ripley County
% of
Ripley County
Work Force
Commute FROM
Ripley County To:
% of
Ripley County
Labor Force
Bartholomew County 36 0.2 112 0.6
Boone County 3 0.0 11 0.1
Dearborn County 947 5.5 1,054 5.6
Decatur County 572 3.3 1,153 6.1
Fayette County 71 0.4 10 0.1
Franklin County 1,691 9.8 354 1.9
Hamilton County 14 0.1 67 0.4
Hancock County 13 0.1 2 0.0
Harrison County 0 0.0 10 0.1
Jackson County 10 0.1 41 0.2
Jefferson County 79 0.5 260 1.4
Jennings County 71 0.4 185 1.0
Johnson County 14 0.1 10 0.1
Kentucky 13 0.1 322 1.7
Marion County 29 0.2 145 0.8
Monroe County 1 0.0 15 0.1
Ohio County 50 0.3 72 0.4
Ohio (State) 68 0.4 1,326 7.0
Out of State 49 0.3 230 1.2
Rush County 42 0.2 15 0.1
Shelby County 61 0.4 26 0.1
Switzerland County 57 0.3 33 0.2
Vigo County 0 0.0 10 0.1

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