| Number of persons who live in Dekalb County and work (implied resident labor force) | 27,518 |
| Number of persons who live AND work in Dekalb County | 21,707 |
| Total number of persons who work in Dekalb County (implied work force) | 28,770 |
| Number of persons who live in Dekalb County but work outside the county | 5,811 |
| Number of persons who live in another county (or state) but work in Dekalb County | 7,063 |
Top five counties sending workers
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| Allen County | 3,189 | |
| Steuben County | 1,352 | |
| Noble County | 1,186 | |
| Ohio (State) | 409 | |
| Whitley County | 200 | |
| Total of above | 6,336 | workers |
| ( 22.0% of Dekalb County work force) | ||
Top five counties receiving workers
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| Allen County | 3,006 | |
| Noble County | 1,351 | |
| Steuben County | 705 | |
| Ohio (State) | 167 | |
| Whitley County | 109 | |
| Total of above | 5,338 | workers |
| ( 19.4% of Dekalb County labor force) | ||
(where 10 or more either commute into or out of this county)
| County name | Commute INTO Dekalb County | % of Dekalb County Work Force | Commute FROM Dekalb County To: |
% of Dekalb County Labor Force |
| Adams County | 25 | 0.1 | 10 | 0.0 |
| Allen County | 3,189 | 11.1 | 3,006 | 10.9 |
| Blackford County | 10 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Delaware County | 19 | 0.1 | 14 | 0.1 |
| Elkhart County | 19 | 0.1 | 55 | 0.2 |
| Grant County | 13 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.0 |
| Huntington County | 62 | 0.2 | 19 | 0.1 |
| Illinois | 29 | 0.1 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Kosciusko County | 28 | 0.1 | 29 | 0.1 |
| Lagrange County | 197 | 0.7 | 93 | 0.3 |
| Marion County | 3 | 0.0 | 23 | 0.1 |
| Michigan | 86 | 0.3 | 39 | 0.1 |
| Noble County | 1,186 | 4.1 | 1,351 | 4.9 |
| Ohio (State) | 409 | 1.4 | 167 | 0.6 |
| Out of State | 87 | 0.3 | 74 | 0.3 |
| St Joseph County | 6 | 0.0 | 12 | 0.0 |
| Steuben County | 1,352 | 4.7 | 705 | 2.6 |
| Wells County | 47 | 0.2 | 10 | 0.0 |
| Whitley County | 200 | 0.7 | 109 | 0.4 |
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 Feb 16, 2007