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

Fayette County, Indiana

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

Workers:

Number of persons who live in Fayette County and work (implied resident labor force) 15,782
Number of persons who live AND work in Fayette County 12,382
Total number of persons who work in Fayette County (implied work force) 14,296

Commuters:

Number of persons who live in Fayette County but work outside the county 3,400
Number of persons who live in another county (or state) but work in Fayette County 1,914

Top five counties sending workers
INTO Fayette County:

Wayne County 602 
Franklin County 437 
Union County 223 
Rush County 168 
Henry County 126 
Total of above 1,556workers
( 10.9% of Fayette County work force)
 
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Top five counties receiving workers
FROM Fayette County:

Wayne County 831 
Rush County 406 
Shelby County 362 
Decatur County 344 
Franklin County 325 
Total of above 2,268workers
( 14.4% of Fayette 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
Fayette County
% of
Fayette County
Work Force
Commute FROM
Fayette County To:
% of
Fayette County
Labor Force
Dearborn County 14 0.1 20 0.1
Decatur County 16 0.1 344 2.2
Delaware County 13 0.1 30 0.2
Franklin County 437 3.1 325 2.1
Hamilton County 9 0.1 25 0.2
Hancock County 44 0.3 36 0.2
Henry County 126 0.9 123 0.8
Illinois 22 0.2 6 0.0
Johnson County 7 0.0 16 0.1
Kentucky 25 0.2 20 0.1
Madison County 2 0.0 19 0.1
Marion County 28 0.2 200 1.3
Ohio (State) 32 0.2 223 1.4
Out of State 38 0.3 75 0.5
Randolph County 19 0.1 6 0.0
Ripley County 9 0.1 78 0.5
Rush County 168 1.2 406 2.6
Shelby County 12 0.1 362 2.3
Tippecanoe County 2 0.0 17 0.1
Union County 223 1.6 166 1.1
Wayne County 602 4.2 831 5.3

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