Top five counties sending workers
INTO Porter County:
| Lake County | 6,425 | |
| LaPorte County | 4,085 | |
| Jasper County | 1,046 | |
| Illinois | 817 | |
| Starke County | 756 | |
| Total of above | 13,129 | workers |
| ( 15.8% of Porter County work force) | ||
| Number of persons who live in Porter County and work (implied resident labor force) | 103,805 |
| Number of persons who live AND work in Porter County | 68,933 |
| Total number of persons who work in Porter County (implied work force) | 83,258 |
| Number of persons who live in Porter County but work outside the county | 34,872 |
| Number of persons who live in another county (or state) but work in Porter County | 14,325 |
Top five counties sending workers
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| Lake County | 6,425 | |
| LaPorte County | 4,085 | |
| Jasper County | 1,046 | |
| Illinois | 817 | |
| Starke County | 756 | |
| Total of above | 13,129 | workers |
| ( 15.8% of Porter County work force) | ||
Top five counties receiving workers
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| Lake County | 21,861 | |
| Illinois | 6,782 | |
| LaPorte County | 3,338 | |
| Out of State | 1,101 | |
| Jasper County | 436 | |
| Total of above | 33,518 | workers |
| ( 32.3% of Porter County labor force) | ||
(where 10 or more either commute into or out of this county)
| County name | Commute INTO Porter County | % of Porter County Work Force | Commute FROM Porter County To: |
% of Porter County Labor Force |
| Allen County | 12 | 0.0 | 21 | 0.0 |
| Carroll County | 11 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Delaware County | 4 | 0.0 | 23 | 0.0 |
| Elkhart County | 15 | 0.0 | 36 | 0.0 |
| Fulton County | 14 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Hamilton County | 12 | 0.0 | 14 | 0.0 |
| Illinois | 817 | 1.0 | 6,782 | 6.5 |
| Jasper County | 1,046 | 1.3 | 436 | 0.4 |
| Kentucky | 10 | 0.0 | 12 | 0.0 |
| Kosciusko County | 7 | 0.0 | 18 | 0.0 |
| LaPorte County | 4,085 | 4.9 | 3,338 | 3.2 |
| Lake County | 6,425 | 7.7 | 21,861 | 21.1 |
| Marion County | 18 | 0.0 | 100 | 0.1 |
| Marshall County | 63 | 0.1 | 37 | 0.0 |
| Michigan | 145 | 0.2 | 142 | 0.1 |
| Monroe County | 4 | 0.0 | 80 | 0.1 |
| Newton County | 130 | 0.2 | 22 | 0.0 |
| Ohio (State) | 45 | 0.1 | 35 | 0.0 |
| Out of State | 228 | 0.3 | 1,101 | 1.1 |
| Pennsylvania | 15 | 0.0 | 17 | 0.0 |
| Posey County | 12 | 0.0 | 11 | 0.0 |
| Pulaski County | 154 | 0.2 | 13 | 0.0 |
| St Joseph County | 147 | 0.2 | 398 | 0.4 |
| Starke County | 756 | 0.9 | 68 | 0.1 |
| Tippecanoe County | 13 | 0.0 | 111 | 0.1 |
| Vanderburgh County | 1 | 0.0 | 18 | 0.0 |
| Vigo County | 3 | 0.0 | 22 | 0.0 |
| White County | 19 | 0.0 | 15 | 0.0 |
| Wisconsin | 36 | 0.0 | 18 | 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 Feb 8, 2008