Annual Commuting Trends Profile
Posey County, Indiana
Based on Indiana IT-40 Returns for Tax Year 2012
Overview
| Workers |
|---|
| Number of people who live in Posey County and work (implied resident labor force) | 17,671 |
| Number of people who live AND work in Posey County | 11,896 |
| Total number of people who work in Posey County (implied work force) | 14,649 |
| Commuters |
|---|
| Number of people who live in Posey County but work outside the county | 5,775 |
| Number of people who live in another county (or state) but work in Posey County | 2,753 |
Top five counties sending workers
INTO Posey County:
| County Sending Workers | Workers |
| Vanderburgh County | 1,280 |
| Illinois | 690 |
| Warrick County | 271 |
| Out of State | 179 |
| Gibson County | 151 |
| Total of above | 2,571 |
| (17.6% of Posey County workforce) | | 
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Top 5 counties receiving workers FROM Posey County:
| County Receiving Workers | Workers |
|---|
| Vanderburgh County | 4,925 |
| Gibson County | 305 |
| Warrick County | 143 |
| Out of State | 118 |
| Kentucky | 74 |
| Total of above | 5,565 |
| (31.5% 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 | 151 | 1.0 | 305 | 1.7 |
| Illinois | 690 | 4.7 | 66 | 0.4 |
| Kentucky | 65 | 0.4 | 74 | 0.4 |
| Marion County | 3 | 0.0 | 22 | 0.1 |
| Monroe County | 2 | 0.0 | 12 | 0.1 |
| Out of State | 179 | 1.2 | 118 | 0.7 |
| Porter County | 21 | 0.1 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Vanderburgh County | 1,280 | 8.7 | 4,925 | 27.9 |
| Warrick County | 271 | 1.8 | 143 | 0.8 |
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 Feb 6, 2014
