Annual Commuting Trends Profile
Newton County, Indiana
Based on Indiana IT-40 Returns for Tax Year 2011
Overview
| Workers |
|---|
| Number of people who live in Newton County and work (implied resident labor force) | 9,321 |
| Number of people who live AND work in Newton County | 6,171 |
| Total number of people who work in Newton County (implied work force) | 7,328 |
| Commuters |
|---|
| Number of people who live in Newton County but work outside the county | 3,150 |
| Number of people who live in another county (or state) but work in Newton County | 1,157 |
Top five counties sending workers
INTO Newton County:
| County Sending Workers | Workers |
| Jasper County | 333 |
| Illinois | 294 |
| Benton County | 171 |
| Lake County | 119 |
| Out of State | 53 |
| Total of above | 970 |
| (13.2% of Newton County workforce) | | 
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Top 5 counties receiving workers FROM Newton County:
| County Receiving Workers | Workers |
|---|
| Lake County | 1,358 |
| Jasper County | 752 |
| Illinois | 477 |
| Out of State | 142 |
| Tippecanoe County | 123 |
| Total of above | 2,852 |
| (30.6% of Newton County labor force) | | 
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Detailed Commuting Table for Newton County
(Includes counties where 10 or more people either commute into or out of this county)
| County Name | Commute INTO Newton County | % of Newton County Workforce |
Commute FROM Newton County To: | % of Newton County Labor Force |
|---|
| Benton County | 171 | 2.3 | 45 | 0.5 |
| Illinois | 294 | 4.0 | 477 | 5.1 |
| Jasper County | 333 | 4.5 | 752 | 8.1 |
| LaPorte County | 1 | 0.0 | 11 | 0.1 |
| Lake County | 119 | 1.6 | 1,358 | 14.6 |
| Marion County | 4 | 0.1 | 17 | 0.2 |
| Out of State | 53 | 0.7 | 142 | 1.5 |
| Porter County | 22 | 0.3 | 105 | 1.1 |
| Pulaski County | 12 | 0.2 | 7 | 0.1 |
| Tippecanoe County | 45 | 0.6 | 123 | 1.3 |
| White County | 37 | 0.5 | 47 | 0.5 |
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
