| Number of persons who live in Adams County and work (implied resident labor force) | 24,709 |
| Number of persons who live AND work in Adams County | 20,923 |
| Total number of persons who work in Adams County (implied work force) | 24,646 |
| Number of persons who live in Adams County but work outside the county | 3,786 |
| Number of persons who live in another county (or state) but work in Adams County | 3,723 |
Top five counties sending workers
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| Allen County | 851 | |
| Jay County | 806 | |
| Wells County | 759 | |
| Ohio (State) | 588 | |
| Out of State | 110 | |
| Total of above | 3,114 | workers |
| ( 12.6% of Adams County work force) | ||
Top five counties receiving workers
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| Allen County | 2,322 | |
| Wells County | 685 | |
| Jay County | 158 | |
| Ohio (State) | 139 | |
| Out of State | 98 | |
| Total of above | 3,402 | workers |
| ( 13.8% of Adams County labor force) | ||
(where 10 or more either commute into or out of this county)
| County name | Commute INTO Adams County | % of Adams County Work Force | Commute FROM Adams County To: |
% of Adams County Labor Force |
| Allen County | 851 | 3.5 | 2,322 | 9.4 |
| Blackford County | 71 | 0.3 | 20 | 0.1 |
| Clark County | 9 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.0 |
| Dekalb County | 9 | 0.0 | 25 | 0.1 |
| Decatur County | 10 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Delaware County | 20 | 0.1 | 19 | 0.1 |
| Elkhart County | 4 | 0.0 | 18 | 0.1 |
| Grant County | 35 | 0.1 | 32 | 0.1 |
| Huntington County | 74 | 0.3 | 44 | 0.2 |
| Illinois | 54 | 0.2 | 21 | 0.1 |
| Jay County | 806 | 3.3 | 158 | 0.6 |
| Kentucky | 18 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Kosciusko County | 9 | 0.0 | 13 | 0.1 |
| Marion County | 19 | 0.1 | 27 | 0.1 |
| Michigan | 23 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Noble County | 20 | 0.1 | 14 | 0.1 |
| Ohio (State) | 588 | 2.4 | 139 | 0.6 |
| Out of State | 110 | 0.4 | 98 | 0.4 |
| Randolph County | 58 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Tippecanoe County | 1 | 0.0 | 11 | 0.0 |
| Wells County | 759 | 3.1 | 685 | 2.8 |
| Whitley County | 19 | 0.1 | 22 | 0.1 |
| Wisconsin | 12 | 0.0 | 1 | 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 Jan 15, 2009