Top five counties sending workers
INTO LaPorte County:
| Porter County | 3,338 | |
| Lake County | 1,226 | |
| St Joseph County | 990 | |
| Starke County | 699 | |
| Michigan | 569 | |
| Total of above | 6,822 | workers |
| ( 10.5% of LaPorte County work force) | ||
| Number of persons who live in LaPorte County and work (implied resident labor force) | 68,494 |
| Number of persons who live AND work in LaPorte County | 57,268 |
| Total number of persons who work in LaPorte County (implied work force) | 65,001 |
| Number of persons who live in LaPorte County but work outside the county | 11,226 |
| Number of persons who live in another county (or state) but work in LaPorte County | 7,733 |
Top five counties sending workers
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| Porter County | 3,338 | |
| Lake County | 1,226 | |
| St Joseph County | 990 | |
| Starke County | 699 | |
| Michigan | 569 | |
| Total of above | 6,822 | workers |
| ( 10.5% of LaPorte County work force) | ||
Top five counties receiving workers
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| Porter County | 4,085 | |
| St Joseph County | 2,684 | |
| Lake County | 1,871 | |
| Illinois | 812 | |
| Michigan | 508 | |
| Total of above | 9,960 | workers |
| ( 14.5% of LaPorte County labor force) | ||
(where 10 or more either commute into or out of this county)
| County name | Commute INTO LaPorte County | % of LaPorte County Work Force | Commute FROM LaPorte County To: |
% of LaPorte County Labor Force |
| Allen County | 12 | 0.0 | 14 | 0.0 |
| Delaware County | 2 | 0.0 | 14 | 0.0 |
| Elkhart County | 53 | 0.1 | 273 | 0.4 |
| Illinois | 267 | 0.4 | 812 | 1.2 |
| Jasper County | 73 | 0.1 | 36 | 0.1 |
| Kosciusko County | 9 | 0.0 | 16 | 0.0 |
| Lake County | 1,226 | 1.9 | 1,871 | 2.7 |
| Marion County | 16 | 0.0 | 39 | 0.1 |
| Marshall County | 113 | 0.2 | 116 | 0.2 |
| Michigan | 569 | 0.9 | 508 | 0.7 |
| Monroe County | 1 | 0.0 | 31 | 0.0 |
| Newton County | 18 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Ohio (State) | 14 | 0.0 | 18 | 0.0 |
| Out of State | 121 | 0.2 | 415 | 0.6 |
| Pennsylvania | 6 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.0 |
| Porter County | 3,338 | 5.1 | 4,085 | 6.0 |
| Pulaski County | 79 | 0.1 | 15 | 0.0 |
| St Joseph County | 990 | 1.5 | 2,684 | 3.9 |
| Starke County | 699 | 1.1 | 124 | 0.2 |
| Tippecanoe County | 10 | 0.0 | 29 | 0.0 |
| White County | 17 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Wisconsin | 15 | 0.0 | 12 | 0.0 |
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