Work/Residence Patterns—A STATS Indiana Annual Commuting Trends Profile
Based on Indiana IT-40 Returns for Tax Year 2004

Jennings County, Indiana

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

Workers:

Number of persons who live in Jennings County and work (implied resident labor force) 18,307
Number of persons who live AND work in Jennings County 12,875
Total number of persons who work in Jennings County (implied work force) 14,447

Commuters:

Number of persons who live in Jennings County but work outside the county 5,432
Number of persons who live in another county (or state) but work in Jennings County 1,572

Top five counties sending workers
INTO Jennings County:

Jackson County 350 
Jefferson County 350 
Bartholomew County 264 
Ripley County 166 
Decatur County 143 
Total of above 1,273workers
( 8.8% of Jennings County work force)
 
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Top five counties receiving workers
FROM Jennings County:

Bartholomew County 2,635 
Jackson County 1,598 
Jefferson County 261 
Marion County 214 
Decatur County 197 
Total of above 4,905workers
( 26.8% of Jennings County labor force)
 
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More detail for this county:

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

County nameCommute INTO
Jennings County
% of
Jennings County
Work Force
Commute FROM
Jennings County To:
% of
Jennings County
Labor Force
Bartholomew County 264 1.8 2,635 14.4
Brown County 13 0.1 5 0.0
Clark County 16 0.1 32 0.2
Decatur County 143 1.0 197 1.1
Jackson County 350 2.4 1,598 8.7
Jefferson County 350 2.4 261 1.4
Johnson County 24 0.2 98 0.5
Kentucky 13 0.1 40 0.2
Marion County 33 0.2 214 1.2
Monroe County 4 0.0 15 0.1
Ohio (State) 7 0.0 22 0.1
Out of State 7 0.0 33 0.2
Ripley County 166 1.1 75 0.4
Scott County 69 0.5 71 0.4
Shelby County 7 0.0 15 0.1
Switzerland County 11 0.1 7 0.0
Washington County 10 0.1 3 0.0

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 Apr 26, 2006