Work/Residence Patterns - A STATS Indiana Annual Commuting Trends Profile
Based on Indiana IT-40 Returns for Tax Year 2003

Franklin County, Indiana

Summary of what tax return information tells us about workers and commuters in this county:

Workers:
Number of persons who live in Franklin County and work (implied resident labor force) 14,778
Number of persons who live AND work in Franklin County 7,957
Total number of persons who work in Franklin County (implied work force) 9,316
Commuters:
Number of persons who live in Franklin County but work outside the county 6,821
Number of persons who live in another county (or state) but work in Franklin County 1,359

Top five counties sending workers
INTO Franklin County:
Fayette County 359 
Ripley County 302 
Union County 112 
Dearborn County 111 
Decatur County 89 
Total of above 973  workers
( 10.4% of Franklin County work force)
 

Top five counties receiving workers
FROM Franklin County:
Ohio (State) 2,456 
Ripley County 1,689 
Fayette County 574 
Decatur County 523 
Out of State 381 
Total of above 5,623  workers
( 38.0% of Franklin County labor force)
 

More detail for this county:
(where 10 or more either commute into or out of this county)
County nameCommute INTO
Franklin County
% of
Franklin County
Work Force
Commute FROM
Franklin County To:
% of
Franklin County
Labor Force
Bartholomew County 17 0.2 33 0.2
Dearborn County 111 1.2 223 1.5
Decatur County 89 1.0 523 3.5
Delaware County 3 0.0 15 0.1
Fayette County 359 3.9 574 3.9
Hamilton County 5 0.1 64 0.4
Hancock County 7 0.1 14 0.1
Henry County 0 0.0 11 0.1
Johnson County 23 0.2 23 0.2
Kentucky 13 0.1 153 1.0
Marion County 56 0.6 158 1.1
Ohio County 8 0.1 28 0.2
Ohio (State) 57 0.6 2,456 16.6
Out of State 20 0.2 381 2.6
Ripley County 302 3.2 1,689 11.4
Rush County 27 0.3 106 0.7
Shelby County 15 0.2 120 0.8
Union County 112 1.2 64 0.4
Wayne County 27 0.3 84 0.6
Note:  commuters to/from Illinois, Michigan, Kentucky, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania are shown
separately and are not included in the 'Out of State' category.

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 such as the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Data source: Indiana Department of Revenue
This table was produced by STATS Indiana on Jan 26, 2005