| Number of persons who live in Starke County and work (implied resident labor force) | 14,576 |
| Number of persons who live AND work in Starke County | 9,034 |
| Total number of persons who work in Starke County (implied work force) | 9,894 |
| Number of persons who live in Starke County but work outside the county | 5,542 |
| Number of persons who live in another county (or state) but work in Starke County | 860 |
Top five counties sending workers
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| Pulaski County | 244 | |
| Marshall County | 197 | |
| LaPorte County | 124 | |
| Porter County | 68 | |
| St Joseph County | 59 | |
| Total of above | 692 | workers |
| ( 7.0% of Starke County work force) | ||
Top five counties receiving workers
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| Marshall County | 1,542 | |
| Porter County | 756 | |
| St Joseph County | 732 | |
| LaPorte County | 699 | |
| Lake County | 557 | |
| Total of above | 4,286 | workers |
| ( 29.4% of Starke County labor force) | ||
(where 10 or more either commute into or out of this county)
| County name | Commute INTO Starke County | % of Starke County Work Force | Commute FROM Starke County To: |
% of Starke County Labor Force |
| Allen County | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 0.1 |
| Cass County | 3 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.1 |
| Elkhart County | 1 | 0.0 | 360 | 2.5 |
| Fulton County | 19 | 0.2 | 34 | 0.2 |
| Illinois | 16 | 0.2 | 137 | 0.9 |
| Jasper County | 30 | 0.3 | 149 | 1.0 |
| Kosciusko County | 4 | 0.0 | 46 | 0.3 |
| LaPorte County | 124 | 1.3 | 699 | 4.8 |
| Lake County | 23 | 0.2 | 557 | 3.8 |
| Marion County | 1 | 0.0 | 25 | 0.2 |
| Marshall County | 197 | 2.0 | 1,542 | 10.6 |
| Michigan | 7 | 0.1 | 18 | 0.1 |
| Out of State | 9 | 0.1 | 83 | 0.6 |
| Porter County | 68 | 0.7 | 756 | 5.2 |
| Pulaski County | 244 | 2.5 | 248 | 1.7 |
| St Joseph County | 59 | 0.6 | 732 | 5.0 |
| Tippecanoe County | 9 | 0.1 | 34 | 0.2 |
| White County | 10 | 0.1 | 15 | 0.1 |
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