Annual Commuting Trends Profile
Benton County, Indiana

Based on Indiana IT-40 Returns for Tax Year 2017

Overview

Workers
Number of people who live in Benton County and work (implied resident labor force) 5,706*
Number of people who live AND work in Benton County 3,711*
Total number of people who work in Benton County (implied workforce) 4,508
* This number is artificially inflated. See the about the data page for more details
Commuters
Number of people who live in Benton County but work outside the county 1,995
Number of people who live in another county (or state) but work in Benton County 797

Top 5 counties sending workers INTO Benton County:

County Sending WorkersWorkers
Tippecanoe County 252
Warren County 123
Newton County 67
Illinois 55
Out of State 55
Total of above 552
(12.2% of Benton County workforce)

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Top 5 counties receiving workers FROM Benton County:

County Receiving WorkersWorkers
Tippecanoe County 1,388
Newton County 138
Jasper County 132
Out of State 59
White County 51
Total of above 1,768
(31.0% of Benton County labor force)

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Detailed Commuting Table for Benton County

(Includes counties where 10 or more people either commute into or out of this county)

County Name Commute INTO Benton County % of Benton County Workforce Commute FROM Benton County To:% of Benton County Labor Force
Allen County 35 0.8 15 0.3
Bartholomew County 13 0.3 7 0.1
Carroll County 14 0.3 10 0.2
Fountain County 26 0.6 14 0.2
Illinois 55 1.2 43 0.8
Jasper County 12 0.3 132 2.3
Lake County 13 0.3 6 0.1
Marion County 5 0.1 16 0.3
Newton County 67 1.5 138 2.4
Out of State 55 1.2 59 1.0
Tippecanoe County 252 5.6 1,388 24.3
Warren County 123 2.7 49 0.9
White County 33 0.7 51 0.9

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 28, 2019