Top five counties sending workers
INTO Newton County:
| Illinois | 472 | |
| Jasper County | 397 | |
| Benton County | 236 | |
| Lake County | 130 | |
| Out of State | 67 | |
| Total of above | 1,302 | workers |
| ( 17.9% of Newton County work force) | ||
| Number of persons who live in Newton County and work (implied resident labor force) | 9,468 |
| Number of persons who live AND work in Newton County | 5,766 |
| Total number of persons who work in Newton County (implied work force) | 7,264 |
| Number of persons who live in Newton County but work outside the county | 3,702 |
| Number of persons who live in another county (or state) but work in Newton County | 1,498 |
Top five counties sending workers
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| Illinois | 472 | |
| Jasper County | 397 | |
| Benton County | 236 | |
| Lake County | 130 | |
| Out of State | 67 | |
| Total of above | 1,302 | workers |
| ( 17.9% of Newton County work force) | ||
Top five counties receiving workers
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| Lake County | 1,626 | |
| Jasper County | 714 | |
| Illinois | 705 | |
| Out of State | 152 | |
| Tippecanoe County | 149 | |
| Total of above | 3,346 | workers |
| ( 35.3% of Newton County labor force) | ||
(where 10 or more either commute into or out of this county)
| County name | Commute INTO Newton County | % of Newton County Work Force | Commute FROM Newton County To: |
% of Newton County Labor Force |
| Benton County | 236 | 3.2 | 47 | 0.5 |
| Illinois | 472 | 6.5 | 705 | 7.4 |
| Jasper County | 397 | 5.5 | 714 | 7.5 |
| LaPorte County | 5 | 0.1 | 18 | 0.2 |
| Lake County | 130 | 1.8 | 1,626 | 17.2 |
| Marion County | 5 | 0.1 | 24 | 0.3 |
| Michigan | 11 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Out of State | 67 | 0.9 | 152 | 1.6 |
| Porter County | 22 | 0.3 | 130 | 1.4 |
| Pulaski County | 15 | 0.2 | 8 | 0.1 |
| Tippecanoe County | 49 | 0.7 | 149 | 1.6 |
| White County | 37 | 0.5 | 73 | 0.8 |
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