Annual Commuting Trends Profile
DeKalb County, Indiana

Based on Indiana IT-40 Returns for Tax Year 2018

Overview

Workers
Number of people who live in DeKalb County and work (implied resident labor force) 29,113*
Number of people who live AND work in DeKalb County 22,962*
Total number of people who work in DeKalb County (implied workforce) 29,244
* This number is artificially inflated. See the about the data page for more details
Commuters
Number of people who live in DeKalb County but work outside the county 6,151
Number of people who live in another county (or state) but work in DeKalb County 6,282

Top 5 counties sending workers INTO DeKalb County:

County Sending WorkersWorkers
Allen County 2,685
Steuben County 1,150
Noble County 980
Ohio (State) 723
LaGrange County 167
Total of above 5,705
(19.5% of DeKalb County workforce)

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Top 5 counties receiving workers FROM DeKalb County:

County Receiving WorkersWorkers
Allen County 3,154
Noble County 1,257
Steuben County 806
Out of State 199
Ohio (State) 147
Total of above 5,563
(19.1% of DeKalb County labor force)

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Detailed Commuting Table for DeKalb County

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

County Name Commute INTO DeKalb County % of DeKalb County Workforce Commute FROM DeKalb County To:% of DeKalb County Labor Force
Adams County 18 0.1 14 0.0
Allen County 2,685 9.2 3,154 10.8
Decatur County 11 0.0 11 0.0
Delaware County 15 0.1 22 0.1
Elkhart County 14 0.0 78 0.3
Hamilton County 11 0.0 6 0.0
Huntington County 38 0.1 12 0.0
Illinois 14 0.0 4 0.0
Kosciusko County 17 0.1 42 0.1
LaGrange County 167 0.6 135 0.5
Lake County 12 0.0 1 0.0
Marion County 7 0.0 18 0.1
Michigan 121 0.4 23 0.1
Monroe County 2 0.0 11 0.0
Noble County 980 3.4 1,257 4.3
Out of State 74 0.3 199 0.7
St Joseph County 11 0.0 8 0.0
Ohio (State) 723 2.5 147 0.5
Steuben County 1,150 3.9 806 2.8
Tippecanoe County 1 0.0 12 0.0
Wells County 18 0.1 6 0.0
Whitley County 119 0.4 110 0.4

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