Annual Commuting Trends Profile
Posey County, Indiana
Based on Indiana IT-40 Returns for Tax Year 2009
Overview
| Workers |
|---|
| Number of people who live in Posey County and work (implied resident labor force) | 17,894 |
| Number of people who live AND work in Posey County | 11,728 |
| Total number of people who work in Posey County (implied work force) | 14,143 |
| Commuters |
|---|
| Number of people who live in Posey County but work outside the county | 6,166 |
| Number of people who live in another county (or state) but work in Posey County | 2,415 |
Top five counties sending workers
INTO Posey County:
| County Sending Workers | Workers |
| Vanderburgh County | 1,106 |
| Illinois | 705 |
| Warrick County | 229 |
| Gibson County | 141 |
| Out of State | 103 |
| Total of above | 2,284 |
| (16.1% of Posey County workforce) | | 
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Top 5 counties receiving workers FROM Posey County:
| County Receiving Workers | Workers |
|---|
| Vanderburgh County | 5,316 |
| Gibson County | 293 |
| Warrick County | 169 |
| Out of State | 111 |
| Kentucky | 70 |
| Total of above | 5,959 |
| (33.3% of Posey County labor force) | | 
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Detailed Commuting Table for Posey County
(Includes counties where 10 or more people either commute into or out of this county)
| County Name | Commute INTO Posey County | % of Posey County Workforce |
Commute FROM Posey County To: | % of Posey County Labor Force |
|---|
| Gibson County | 141 | 1.0 | 293 | 1.6 |
| Illinois | 705 | 5.0 | 64 | 0.4 |
| Kentucky | 41 | 0.3 | 70 | 0.4 |
| Lake County | 4 | 0.0 | 14 | 0.1 |
| Marion County | 3 | 0.0 | 13 | 0.1 |
| Out of State | 103 | 0.7 | 111 | 0.6 |
| Porter County | 13 | 0.1 | 10 | 0.1 |
| Spencer County | 16 | 0.1 | 10 | 0.1 |
| Tippecanoe County | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 0.1 |
| Vanderburgh County | 1,106 | 7.8 | 5,316 | 29.7 |
| Warrick County | 229 | 1.6 | 169 | 0.9 |
*Commuters to/from Illinois, Michigan, Kentucky, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania are shown separately and are not included in the "Out of State" category.
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 3, 2011
