Annual Commuting Trends Profile
Putnam County, Indiana

Based on Indiana IT-40 Returns for Tax Year 2017

Overview

Workers
Number of people who live in Putnam County and work (implied resident labor force) 22,811*
Number of people who live AND work in Putnam County 17,749*
Total number of people who work in Putnam County (implied workforce) 21,308
* This number is artificially inflated. See the about the data page for more details
Commuters
Number of people who live in Putnam County but work outside the county 5,062
Number of people who live in another county (or state) but work in Putnam County 3,559

Top 5 counties sending workers INTO Putnam County:

County Sending WorkersWorkers
Clay County 886
Owen County 617
Hendricks County 571
Vigo County 258
Parke County 237
Total of above 2,569
(12.1% of Putnam County workforce)

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Top 5 counties receiving workers FROM Putnam County:

County Receiving WorkersWorkers
Marion County 1,964
Hendricks County 1,484
Montgomery County 364
Clay County 199
Vigo County 193
Total of above 4,204
(18.4% of Putnam County labor force)

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Detailed Commuting Table for Putnam County

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

County Name Commute INTO Putnam County % of Putnam County Workforce Commute FROM Putnam County To:% of Putnam County Labor Force
Boone County 33 0.2 77 0.3
Clay County 886 4.2 199 0.9
Fountain County 14 0.1 4 0.0
Greene County 13 0.1 5 0.0
Hamilton County 33 0.2 81 0.4
Hendricks County 571 2.7 1,484 6.5
Illinois 78 0.4 20 0.1
Johnson County 20 0.1 48 0.2
Marion County 165 0.8 1,964 8.6
Michigan 20 0.1 1 0.0
Monroe County 49 0.2 54 0.2
Montgomery County 120 0.6 364 1.6
Morgan County 144 0.7 101 0.4
Out of State 113 0.5 159 0.7
Owen County 617 2.9 58 0.3
Parke County 237 1.1 51 0.2
Ohio (State) 12 0.1 6 0.0
Sullivan County 18 0.1 1 0.0
Tippecanoe County 8 0.0 63 0.3
Vermillion County 19 0.1 7 0.0
Vigo County 258 1.2 193 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 Mar 28, 2019