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

Jasper County, Indiana

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

Workers:

Number of persons who live in Jasper County and work (implied resident labor force) 21,368
Number of persons who live AND work in Jasper County 15,124
Total number of persons who work in Jasper County (implied work force) 18,085

Commuters:

Number of persons who live in Jasper County but work outside the county 6,244
Number of persons who live in another county (or state) but work in Jasper County 2,961

Top five counties sending workers
INTO Jasper County:

Newton County 714 
Porter County 436 
White County 353 
Pulaski County 295 
Lake County 278 
Total of above 2,076workers
( 11.5% of Jasper County work force)
 
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Top five counties receiving workers
FROM Jasper County:

Lake County 3,042 
Porter County 1,046 
Illinois 714 
Newton County 397 
Tippecanoe County 284 
Total of above 5,483workers
( 25.7% of Jasper 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
Jasper County
% of
Jasper County
Work Force
Commute FROM
Jasper County To:
% of
Jasper County
Labor Force
Benton County 119 0.7 14 0.1
Carroll County 15 0.1 2 0.0
Cass County 14 0.1 5 0.0
Illinois 158 0.9 714 3.3
LaPorte County 36 0.2 73 0.3
Lake County 278 1.5 3,042 14.2
Marion County 4 0.0 43 0.2
Newton County 714 3.9 397 1.9
Out of State 65 0.4 181 0.8
Porter County 436 2.4 1,046 4.9
Pulaski County 295 1.6 110 0.5
St Joseph County 8 0.0 13 0.1
Starke County 149 0.8 30 0.1
Tippecanoe County 158 0.9 284 1.3
White County 353 2.0 184 0.9

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