Annual Commuting Trends Profile
Newton County, Indiana

Based on Indiana IT-40 Returns for Tax Year 2017

Overview

Workers
Number of people who live in Newton County and work (implied resident labor force) 9,385*
Number of people who live AND work in Newton County 6,046*
Total number of people who work in Newton County (implied workforce) 7,059
* This number is artificially inflated. See the about the data page for more details
Commuters
Number of people who live in Newton County but work outside the county 3,339
Number of people who live in another county (or state) but work in Newton County 1,013

Top 5 counties sending workers INTO Newton County:

County Sending WorkersWorkers
Jasper County 315
Illinois 194
Benton County 138
Lake County 109
Out of State 48
Total of above 804
(11.4% of Newton County workforce)

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Top 5 counties receiving workers FROM Newton County:

County Receiving WorkersWorkers
Lake County 1,242
Jasper County 913
Illinois 484
Tippecanoe County 176
Out of State 156
Total of above 2,971
(31.7% 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 138 2.0 67 0.7
Illinois 194 2.7 484 5.2
Jasper County 315 4.5 913 9.7
Lake County 109 1.5 1,242 13.2
Marion County 3 0.0 14 0.1
Out of State 48 0.7 156 1.7
Porter County 25 0.4 130 1.4
Starke County 10 0.1 0 0.0
Tippecanoe County 45 0.6 176 1.9
Warren County 11 0.2 2 0.0
White County 29 0.4 50 0.5
Wisconsin 9 0.1 11 0.1

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