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

Fountain County, Indiana

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

Workers:

Number of persons who live in Fountain County and work (implied resident labor force) 11,996
Number of persons who live AND work in Fountain County 8,059
Total number of persons who work in Fountain County (implied work force) 9,821

Commuters:

Number of persons who live in Fountain County but work outside the county 3,937
Number of persons who live in another county (or state) but work in Fountain County 1,762

Top five counties sending workers
INTO Fountain County:

Warren County 749 
Illinois 296 
Vermillion County 169 
Montgomery County 148 
Tippecanoe County 122 
Total of above 1,484workers
( 15.1% of Fountain County work force)
 
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Top five counties receiving workers
FROM Fountain County:

Montgomery County 1,049 
Tippecanoe County 997 
Illinois 861 
Warren County 335 
Vermillion County 140 
Total of above 3,382workers
( 28.2% of Fountain 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
Fountain County
% of
Fountain County
Work Force
Commute FROM
Fountain County To:
% of
Fountain County
Labor Force
Benton County 33 0.3 11 0.1
Boone County 6 0.1 46 0.4
Hendricks County 11 0.1 41 0.3
Illinois 296 3.0 861 7.2
Marion County 4 0.0 106 0.9
Montgomery County 148 1.5 1,049 8.7
Out of State 27 0.3 114 1.0
Parke County 96 1.0 68 0.6
Tippecanoe County 122 1.2 997 8.3
Vermillion County 169 1.7 140 1.2
Vigo County 6 0.1 46 0.4
Warren County 749 7.6 335 2.8

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