Annual Commuting Trends Profile
LaPorte County, Indiana
Based on Indiana IT-40 Returns for Tax Year 2008
Overview
| Workers |
|---|
| Number of people who live in LaPorte County and work (implied resident labor force) | 70,148 |
| Number of people who live AND work in LaPorte County | 58,363 |
| Total number of people who work in LaPorte County (implied work force) | 65,446 |
| Commuters |
|---|
| Number of people who live in LaPorte County but work outside the county | 11,785 |
| Number of people who live in another county (or state) but work in LaPorte County | 7,083 |
Top five counties sending workers
INTO LaPorte County:
| County Sending Workers | Workers |
| Porter County | 3,286 |
| Lake County | 992 |
| St Joseph County | 910 |
| Starke County | 586 |
| Michigan | 462 |
| Total of above | 6,236 |
| ( 9.5% of LaPorte County workforce) | | 
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Top 5 counties receiving workers FROM LaPorte County:
| County Receiving Workers | Workers |
|---|
| Porter County | 3,587 |
| St Joseph County | 2,282 |
| Out of State * | 2,088 |
| Lake County | 1,610 |
| Michigan | 708 |
| Total of above | 10,275 |
| (14.6% of LaPorte County labor force) | | 
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Detailed Commuting Table for LaPorte County
(Includes counties where 10 or more people either commute into or out of this county)
| County Name | Commute INTO LaPorte County | % of LaPorte County Workforce |
Commute FROM LaPorte County To: | % of LaPorte County Labor Force |
|---|
| Decatur County | 2 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.0 |
| Delaware County | 5 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.0 |
| Elkhart County | 43 | 0.1 | 191 | 0.3 |
| Fulton County | 12 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Illinois | 187 | 0.3 | 626 | 0.9 |
| Jasper County | 72 | 0.1 | 29 | 0.0 |
| Johnson County | 7 | 0.0 | 46 | 0.1 |
| Kosciusko County | 10 | 0.0 | 15 | 0.0 |
| Lagrange County | 14 | 0.0 | 36 | 0.1 |
| Lake County | 992 | 1.5 | 1,610 | 2.3 |
| Marion County | 30 | 0.0 | 62 | 0.1 |
| Marshall County | 72 | 0.1 | 102 | 0.1 |
| Michigan | 462 | 0.7 | 708 | 1.0 |
| Monroe County | 3 | 0.0 | 15 | 0.0 |
| Newton County | 14 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Out of State * | 164 | 0.3 | 2,088 | 3.0 |
| Porter County | 3,286 | 5.0 | 3,587 | 5.1 |
| Pulaski County | 65 | 0.1 | 11 | 0.0 |
| St Joseph County | 910 | 1.4 | 2,282 | 3.3 |
| Starke County | 586 | 0.9 | 93 | 0.1 |
| Steuben County | 7 | 0.0 | 19 | 0.0 |
| Tippecanoe County | 13 | 0.0 | 38 | 0.1 |
| White County | 11 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Wisconsin | 8 | 0.0 | 16 | 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
