Annual Commuting Trends Profile
Dekalb County, Indiana
Based on Indiana IT-40 Returns for Tax Year 2009
Overview
| Workers |
|---|
| Number of people who live in Dekalb County and work (implied resident labor force) | 27,119 |
| Number of people who live AND work in Dekalb County | 21,545 |
| Total number of people who work in Dekalb County (implied work force) | 26,508 |
| Commuters |
|---|
| Number of people who live in Dekalb County but work outside the county | 5,574 |
| Number of people who live in another county (or state) but work in Dekalb County | 4,963 |
Top five counties sending workers
INTO Dekalb County:
| County Sending Workers | Workers |
| Allen County | 1,934 |
| Steuben County | 1,034 |
| Noble County | 950 |
| Ohio (State) | 347 |
| Lagrange County | 177 |
| Total of above | 4,442 |
| (16.8% of Dekalb County workforce) | | 
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Top 5 counties receiving workers FROM Dekalb County:
| County Receiving Workers | Workers |
|---|
| Allen County | 2,923 |
| Noble County | 1,219 |
| Steuben County | 684 |
| Ohio (State) | 148 |
| Whitley County | 116 |
| Total of above | 5,090 |
| (18.8% 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 | 12 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Allen County | 1,934 | 7.3 | 2,923 | 10.8 |
| Clay County | 7 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.0 |
| Clinton County | 13 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Delaware County | 11 | 0.0 | 12 | 0.0 |
| Elkhart County | 10 | 0.0 | 29 | 0.1 |
| Grant County | 9 | 0.0 | 11 | 0.0 |
| Huntington County | 33 | 0.1 | 20 | 0.1 |
| Illinois | 12 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Kosciusko County | 22 | 0.1 | 39 | 0.1 |
| Lagrange County | 177 | 0.7 | 72 | 0.3 |
| Marion County | 5 | 0.0 | 20 | 0.1 |
| Michigan | 69 | 0.3 | 28 | 0.1 |
| Noble County | 950 | 3.6 | 1,219 | 4.5 |
| Out of State | 58 | 0.2 | 111 | 0.4 |
| St Joseph County | 10 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Ohio (State) | 347 | 1.3 | 148 | 0.5 |
| Steuben County | 1,034 | 3.9 | 684 | 2.5 |
| Wells County | 16 | 0.1 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Whitley County | 140 | 0.5 | 116 | 0.4 |
*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 Jun 3, 2011
