Annual Commuting Trends Profile
Benton County, Indiana

Based on Indiana IT-40 Returns for Tax Year 2018

Overview

Workers
Number of people who live in Benton County and work (implied resident labor force) 5,777*
Number of people who live AND work in Benton County 3,776*
Total number of people who work in Benton County (implied workforce) 4,557
* 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 2,001
Number of people who live in another county (or state) but work in Benton County 781

Top 5 counties sending workers INTO Benton County:

County Sending WorkersWorkers
Tippecanoe County 252
Warren County 124
Newton County 72
Illinois 66
Out of State 57
Total of above 571
(12.5% of Benton County workforce)

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Top 5 counties receiving workers FROM Benton County:

County Receiving WorkersWorkers
Tippecanoe County 1,402
Jasper County 126
Newton County 124
Out of State 62
Warren County 61
Total of above 1,775
(30.7% 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 13 0.3 9 0.2
Carroll County 14 0.3 7 0.1
Clinton County 6 0.1 10 0.2
Fountain County 29 0.6 20 0.3
Illinois 66 1.4 40 0.7
Jasper County 11 0.2 126 2.2
Marion County 7 0.2 14 0.2
Montgomery County 10 0.2 5 0.1
Newton County 72 1.6 124 2.1
Out of State 57 1.3 62 1.1
Tippecanoe County 252 5.5 1,402 24.3
Warren County 124 2.7 61 1.1
White County 32 0.7 58 1.0

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 Apr 7, 2020