| Number of persons who live in Elkhart County and work (implied resident labor force) | 125,656 |
| Number of persons who live AND work in Elkhart County | 117,282 |
| Total number of persons who work in Elkhart County (implied work force) | 152,512 |
| Number of persons who live in Elkhart County but work outside the county | 8,374 |
| Number of persons who live in another county (or state) but work in Elkhart County | 35,230 |
Top five counties sending workers
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| St Joseph County | 12,293 | |
| Michigan | 7,859 | |
| Kosciusko County | 4,710 | |
| Lagrange County | 3,883 | |
| Marshall County | 2,413 | |
| Total of above | 31,158 | workers |
| ( 20.4% of Elkhart County work force) | ||
Top five counties receiving workers
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| St Joseph County | 4,482 | |
| Lagrange County | 922 | |
| Kosciusko County | 837 | |
| Michigan | 522 | |
| Out of State | 363 | |
| Total of above | 7,126 | workers |
| ( 5.7% of Elkhart County labor force) | ||
(where 10 or more either commute into or out of this county)
| County name | Commute INTO Elkhart County | % of Elkhart County Work Force | Commute FROM Elkhart County To: |
% of Elkhart County Labor Force |
| Adams County | 18 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Allen County | 157 | 0.1 | 87 | 0.1 |
| Cass County | 21 | 0.0 | 12 | 0.0 |
| Crawford County | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Dekalb County | 74 | 0.0 | 13 | 0.0 |
| Delaware County | 6 | 0.0 | 39 | 0.0 |
| Dubois County | 4 | 0.0 | 18 | 0.0 |
| Fulton County | 148 | 0.1 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Grant County | 17 | 0.0 | 12 | 0.0 |
| Hamilton County | 28 | 0.0 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Howard County | 10 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Huntington County | 21 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Illinois | 86 | 0.1 | 68 | 0.1 |
| Kentucky | 16 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Kosciusko County | 4,710 | 3.1 | 837 | 0.7 |
| LaPorte County | 263 | 0.2 | 57 | 0.0 |
| Lagrange County | 3,883 | 2.5 | 922 | 0.7 |
| Lake County | 21 | 0.0 | 22 | 0.0 |
| Marion County | 35 | 0.0 | 54 | 0.0 |
| Marshall County | 2,413 | 1.6 | 318 | 0.3 |
| Miami County | 54 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Michigan | 7,859 | 5.2 | 522 | 0.4 |
| Monroe County | 6 | 0.0 | 32 | 0.0 |
| Noble County | 1,695 | 1.1 | 255 | 0.2 |
| Ohio (State) | 79 | 0.1 | 29 | 0.0 |
| Out of State | 360 | 0.2 | 363 | 0.3 |
| Pennsylvania | 36 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Porter County | 35 | 0.0 | 17 | 0.0 |
| Pulaski County | 13 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| St Joseph County | 12,293 | 8.1 | 4,482 | 3.6 |
| Starke County | 274 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Steuben County | 197 | 0.1 | 20 | 0.0 |
| Tippecanoe County | 7 | 0.0 | 48 | 0.0 |
| Wabash County | 80 | 0.1 | 12 | 0.0 |
| Washington County | 10 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Whitley County | 120 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Wisconsin | 20 | 0.0 | 5 | 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