Annual Commuting Trends Profile
Putnam County, Indiana

Based on Indiana IT-40 Returns for Tax Year 2018

Overview

Workers
Number of people who live in Putnam County and work (implied resident labor force) 22,578*
Number of people who live AND work in Putnam County 17,488*
Total number of people who work in Putnam County (implied workforce) 21,032
* 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 5,090
Number of people who live in another county (or state) but work in Putnam County 3,544

Top 5 counties sending workers INTO Putnam County:

County Sending WorkersWorkers
Clay County 865
Owen County 624
Hendricks County 556
Vigo County 279
Parke County 215
Total of above 2,539
(12.1% of Putnam County workforce)

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Top 5 counties receiving workers FROM Putnam County:

County Receiving WorkersWorkers
Marion County 1,967
Hendricks County 1,471
Montgomery County 371
Clay County 191
Vigo County 191
Total of above 4,191
(18.6% 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 28 0.1 80 0.4
Clay County 865 4.1 191 0.8
Fountain County 10 0.0 4 0.0
Greene County 11 0.1 5 0.0
Hamilton County 26 0.1 89 0.4
Hendricks County 556 2.6 1,471 6.5
Illinois 66 0.3 16 0.1
Johnson County 25 0.1 44 0.2
Kentucky 10 0.0 4 0.0
Marion County 182 0.9 1,967 8.7
Michigan 17 0.1 3 0.0
Monroe County 58 0.3 56 0.2
Montgomery County 119 0.6 371 1.6
Morgan County 170 0.8 103 0.5
Out of State 108 0.5 186 0.8
Owen County 624 3.0 61 0.3
Parke County 215 1.0 52 0.2
Ohio (State) 18 0.1 3 0.0
Sullivan County 17 0.1 0 0.0
Tippecanoe County 7 0.0 67 0.3
Vermillion County 21 0.1 8 0.0
Vigo County 279 1.3 191 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 Apr 7, 2020