| Number of persons who live in Starke County and work (implied resident labor force) | 14,647 |
| Number of persons who live AND work in Starke County | 8,977 |
| Total number of persons who work in Starke County (implied work force) | 9,818 |
| Number of persons who live in Starke County but work outside the county | 5,670 |
| Number of persons who live in another county (or state) but work in Starke County | 841 |
Top five counties sending workers
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| Pulaski County | 239 | |
| Marshall County | 176 | |
| LaPorte County | 127 | |
| St Joseph County | 64 | |
| Porter County | 61 | |
| Total of above | 667 | workers |
| ( 6.8% of Starke County work force) | ||
Top five counties receiving workers
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| Marshall County | 1,598 | |
| Porter County | 790 | |
| St Joseph County | 756 | |
| LaPorte County | 743 | |
| Lake County | 542 | |
| Total of above | 4,429 | workers |
| ( 30.2% of Starke County labor force) | ||
(where 10 or more either commute into or out of this county)
| County name | Commute INTO Starke County | % of Starke County Work Force | Commute FROM Starke County To: |
% of Starke County Labor Force |
| Cass County | 3 | 0.0 | 12 | 0.1 |
| Elkhart County | 2 | 0.0 | 320 | 2.2 |
| Fulton County | 22 | 0.2 | 32 | 0.2 |
| Illinois | 10 | 0.1 | 141 | 1.0 |
| Jasper County | 23 | 0.2 | 159 | 1.1 |
| Kosciusko County | 4 | 0.0 | 56 | 0.4 |
| LaPorte County | 127 | 1.3 | 743 | 5.1 |
| Lake County | 22 | 0.2 | 542 | 3.7 |
| Marion County | 3 | 0.0 | 19 | 0.1 |
| Marshall County | 176 | 1.8 | 1,598 | 10.9 |
| Michigan | 3 | 0.0 | 16 | 0.1 |
| Out of State | 9 | 0.1 | 79 | 0.5 |
| Porter County | 61 | 0.6 | 790 | 5.4 |
| Pulaski County | 239 | 2.4 | 264 | 1.8 |
| St Joseph County | 64 | 0.7 | 756 | 5.2 |
| Tippecanoe County | 6 | 0.1 | 32 | 0.2 |
| White County | 9 | 0.1 | 13 | 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