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

Rush County, Indiana

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

Workers:

Number of persons who live in Rush County and work (implied resident labor force) 11,887
Number of persons who live AND work in Rush County 7,868
Total number of persons who work in Rush County (implied work force) 9,399

Commuters:

Number of persons who live in Rush County but work outside the county 4,019
Number of persons who live in another county (or state) but work in Rush County 1,531

Top five counties sending workers
INTO Rush County:

Henry County 448 
Fayette County 399 
Shelby County 133 
Hancock County 126 
Franklin County 107 
Total of above 1,213workers
( 12.9% of Rush County work force)
 
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Top five counties receiving workers
FROM Rush County:

Shelby County 1,215 
Marion County 1,048 
Decatur County 511 
Hancock County 415 
Henry County 177 
Total of above 3,366workers
( 28.3% of Rush 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
Rush County
% of
Rush County
Work Force
Commute FROM
Rush County To:
% of
Rush County
Labor Force
Bartholomew County 0 0.0 37 0.3
Decatur County 82 0.9 511 4.3
Delaware County 9 0.1 29 0.2
Fayette County 399 4.2 173 1.5
Franklin County 107 1.1 24 0.2
Hamilton County 10 0.1 56 0.5
Hancock County 126 1.3 415 3.5
Hendricks County 2 0.0 21 0.2
Henry County 448 4.8 177 1.5
Johnson County 12 0.1 56 0.5
Madison County 13 0.1 22 0.2
Marion County 55 0.6 1,048 8.8
Monroe County 2 0.0 11 0.1
Ohio (State) 3 0.0 13 0.1
Out of State 11 0.1 21 0.2
Ripley County 15 0.2 42 0.4
Shelby County 133 1.4 1,215 10.2
St Joseph County 12 0.1 7 0.1
Union County 14 0.1 2 0.0
Wayne County 42 0.4 54 0.5

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