Annual Commuting Trends Profile
LaPorte County, Indiana
Based on Indiana IT-40 Returns for Tax Year 2011
Overview
| Workers |
|---|
| Number of people who live in LaPorte County and work (implied resident labor force) | 67,939 |
| Number of people who live AND work in LaPorte County | 57,861 |
| Total number of people who work in LaPorte County (implied work force) | 64,865 |
| Commuters |
|---|
| Number of people who live in LaPorte County but work outside the county | 10,078 |
| Number of people who live in another county (or state) but work in LaPorte County | 7,004 |
Top five counties sending workers
INTO LaPorte County:
| County Sending Workers | Workers |
| Porter County | 3,248 |
| Lake County | 1,000 |
| St Joseph County | 885 |
| Starke County | 579 |
| Michigan | 458 |
| Total of above | 6,170 |
| ( 9.5% of LaPorte County workforce) | | 
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Top 5 counties receiving workers FROM LaPorte County:
| County Receiving Workers | Workers |
|---|
| Porter County | 3,541 |
| St Joseph County | 2,066 |
| Lake County | 1,741 |
| Michigan | 720 |
| Illinois | 661 |
| Total of above | 8,729 |
| (12.8% 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 |
|---|
| Allen County | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 0.0 |
| Delaware County | 3 | 0.0 | 14 | 0.0 |
| Elkhart County | 36 | 0.1 | 177 | 0.3 |
| Hamilton County | 10 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Illinois | 203 | 0.3 | 661 | 1.0 |
| Jasper County | 81 | 0.1 | 43 | 0.1 |
| Kosciusko County | 6 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.0 |
| Lagrange County | 4 | 0.0 | 11 | 0.0 |
| Lake County | 1,000 | 1.5 | 1,741 | 2.6 |
| Marion County | 39 | 0.1 | 63 | 0.1 |
| Marshall County | 96 | 0.1 | 91 | 0.1 |
| Michigan | 458 | 0.7 | 720 | 1.1 |
| Monroe County | 4 | 0.0 | 13 | 0.0 |
| Newton County | 11 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Out of State | 151 | 0.2 | 593 | 0.9 |
| Porter County | 3,248 | 5.0 | 3,541 | 5.2 |
| Pulaski County | 63 | 0.1 | 16 | 0.0 |
| Scott County | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.0 |
| St Joseph County | 885 | 1.4 | 2,066 | 3.0 |
| Starke County | 579 | 0.9 | 90 | 0.1 |
| Tippecanoe County | 13 | 0.0 | 35 | 0.1 |
| White County | 9 | 0.0 | 10 | 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.
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 Mar 6, 2013
