STATS Indiana Annual Commuting Trends Profile
Based on Indiana IT-40 Returns for Tax Year 2006

Adams County, Indiana

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

Workers:

Number of persons who live in Adams County and work (implied resident labor force) 23,163
Number of persons who live AND work in Adams County 19,461
Total number of persons who work in Adams County (implied work force) 23,018

Commuters:

Number of persons who live in Adams County but work outside the county 3,702
Number of persons who live in another county (or state) but work in Adams County 3,557

Top five counties sending workers
INTO Adams County:

Jay County 923 
Allen County 750 
Wells County 724 
Ohio (State) 509 
Out of State 117 
Total of above 3,023workers
( 13.1% of Adams County work force)
 
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Top five counties receiving workers
FROM Adams County:

Allen County 2,314 
Wells County 656 
Jay County 133 
Ohio (State) 128 
Out of State 93 
Total of above 3,324workers
( 14.4% of Adams 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
Adams County
% of
Adams County
Work Force
Commute FROM
Adams County To:
% of
Adams County
Labor Force
Allen County 750 3.3 2,314 10.0
Blackford County 73 0.3 15 0.1
Dekalb County 9 0.0 23 0.1
Delaware County 20 0.1 19 0.1
Elkhart County 6 0.0 16 0.1
Grant County 40 0.2 36 0.2
Huntington County 79 0.3 46 0.2
Illinois 45 0.2 13 0.1
Jay County 923 4.0 133 0.6
Kentucky 11 0.0 4 0.0
Kosciusko County 12 0.1 12 0.1
Marion County 20 0.1 38 0.2
Michigan 12 0.1 4 0.0
Monroe County 2 0.0 14 0.1
Noble County 15 0.1 13 0.1
Ohio (State) 509 2.2 128 0.6
Out of State 117 0.5 93 0.4
Randolph County 54 0.2 3 0.0
Tippecanoe County 3 0.0 10 0.0
Vanderburgh County 2 0.0 10 0.0
Wells County 724 3.1 656 2.8
Whitley County 17 0.1 19 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 8, 2008