Annual Commuting Trends Profile
Newton County, Indiana

Based on Indiana IT-40 Returns for Tax Year 2018

Overview

Workers
Number of people who live in Newton County and work (implied resident labor force) 9,363*
Number of people who live AND work in Newton County 5,910*
Total number of people who work in Newton County (implied workforce) 6,905
* 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 3,453
Number of people who live in another county (or state) but work in Newton County 995

Top 5 counties sending workers INTO Newton County:

County Sending WorkersWorkers
Jasper County 311
Illinois 207
Benton County 124
Lake County 105
Out of State 43
Total of above 790
(11.4% of Newton County workforce)

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Top 5 counties receiving workers FROM Newton County:

County Receiving WorkersWorkers
Lake County 1,278
Jasper County 925
Illinois 532
Tippecanoe County 182
Out of State 166
Total of above 3,083
(32.9% 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 124 1.8 72 0.8
Illinois 207 3.0 532 5.7
Jasper County 311 4.5 925 9.9
LaPorte County 5 0.1 11 0.1
Lake County 105 1.5 1,278 13.6
Marion County 4 0.1 18 0.2
Out of State 43 0.6 166 1.8
Porter County 19 0.3 128 1.4
Tippecanoe County 41 0.6 182 1.9
Warren County 12 0.2 1 0.0
White County 37 0.5 64 0.7
Wisconsin 5 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 Apr 7, 2020