Annual Commuting Trends Profile
Elkhart County, Indiana
Based on Indiana IT-40 Returns for Tax Year 2008
Overview
| Workers |
|---|
| Number of people who live in Elkhart County and work (implied resident labor force) | 124,469 |
| Number of people who live AND work in Elkhart County | 114,461 |
| Total number of people who work in Elkhart County (implied work force) | 142,431 |
| Commuters |
|---|
| Number of people who live in Elkhart County but work outside the county | 10,008 |
| Number of people who live in another county (or state) but work in Elkhart County | 27,970 |
Top five counties sending workers
INTO Elkhart County:
| County Sending Workers | Workers |
| St Joseph County | 9,743 |
| Michigan | 6,380 |
| Kosciusko County | 3,775 |
| Lagrange County | 2,875 |
| Marshall County | 1,692 |
| Total of above | 24,465 |
| (17.2% of Elkhart County workforce) | | 
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Top 5 counties receiving workers FROM Elkhart County:
| County Receiving Workers | Workers |
|---|
| St Joseph County | 4,262 |
| Out of State * | 2,300 |
| Lagrange County | 816 |
| Kosciusko County | 784 |
| Michigan | 465 |
| Total of above | 8,627 |
| ( 6.9% of Elkhart County labor force) | | 
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Detailed Commuting Table for Elkhart County
(Includes counties where 10 or more people either commute into or out of this county)
| County Name | Commute INTO Elkhart County | % of Elkhart County Workforce |
Commute FROM Elkhart County To: | % of Elkhart County Labor Force |
|---|
| Adams County | 10 | 0.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Allen County | 149 | 0.1 | 82 | 0.1 |
| Cass County | 42 | 0.0 | 20 | 0.0 |
| Clark County | 16 | 0.0 | 15 | 0.0 |
| Dekalb County | 37 | 0.0 | 16 | 0.0 |
| Delaware County | 12 | 0.0 | 34 | 0.0 |
| Dubois County | 6 | 0.0 | 16 | 0.0 |
| Fayette County | 11 | 0.0 | 33 | 0.0 |
| Floyd County | 15 | 0.0 | 21 | 0.0 |
| Fountain County | 7 | 0.0 | 11 | 0.0 |
| Fulton County | 102 | 0.1 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Gibson County | 7 | 0.0 | 28 | 0.0 |
| Grant County | 18 | 0.0 | 12 | 0.0 |
| Hamilton County | 20 | 0.0 | 15 | 0.0 |
| Hancock County | 38 | 0.0 | 20 | 0.0 |
| Huntington County | 14 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Illinois | 67 | 0.0 | 47 | 0.0 |
| Kentucky | 16 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Kosciusko County | 3,775 | 2.7 | 784 | 0.6 |
| LaPorte County | 191 | 0.1 | 43 | 0.0 |
| Lagrange County | 2,875 | 2.0 | 816 | 0.7 |
| Lake County | 23 | 0.0 | 12 | 0.0 |
| Madison County | 15 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.0 |
| Marion County | 30 | 0.0 | 68 | 0.1 |
| Marshall County | 1,692 | 1.2 | 250 | 0.2 |
| Miami County | 45 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Michigan | 6,380 | 4.5 | 465 | 0.4 |
| Monroe County | 3 | 0.0 | 35 | 0.0 |
| Noble County | 1,393 | 1.0 | 196 | 0.2 |
| Out of State * | 473 | 0.3 | 2,300 | 1.8 |
| Pennsylvania | 26 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Porter County | 34 | 0.0 | 20 | 0.0 |
| Rush County | 19 | 0.0 | 53 | 0.0 |
| St Joseph County | 9,743 | 6.8 | 4,262 | 3.4 |
| Starke County | 171 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Ohio (State) | 53 | 0.0 | 24 | 0.0 |
| Steuben County | 125 | 0.1 | 15 | 0.0 |
| Tippecanoe County | 15 | 0.0 | 62 | 0.0 |
| Wabash County | 50 | 0.0 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Washington County | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Wells County | 10 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Whitley County | 90 | 0.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Wisconsin | 15 | 0.0 | 11 | 0.0 |
*Commuters to/from Illinois, Michigan, Kentucky, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania are shown separately and are not included in the "Out of State" category.
The 2008 data show unusually large increases in commuting
to out-of-state for all Indiana counties. The Indiana Department
of Revenue reports no changes in the calculation method for these
data, but STATS Indiana advises caution when conducting analysis using the 2008 out-of-state data.
Note: 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 like the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Source: IBRC, using Indiana Department of Revenue data
This table was produced by STATS Indiana on Jun 28, 2011
