| Number of persons who live in Ripley County and work (implied resident labor force) | 19,043 |
| Number of persons who live AND work in Ripley County | 13,357 |
| Total number of persons who work in Ripley County (implied work force) | 17,339 |
| Number of persons who live in Ripley County but work outside the county | 5,686 |
| Number of persons who live in another county (or state) but work in Ripley County | 3,982 |
Top five counties sending workers
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| Franklin County | 1,713 | |
| Dearborn County | 926 | |
| Decatur County | 572 | |
| Jefferson County | 96 | |
| Fayette County | 78 | |
| Total of above | 3,385 | workers |
| ( 19.5% of Ripley County work force) | ||
Top five counties receiving workers
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| Ohio (State) | 1,410 | |
| Decatur County | 1,163 | |
| Dearborn County | 1,051 | |
| Franklin County | 361 | |
| Kentucky | 335 | |
| Total of above | 4,320 | workers |
| ( 22.7% of Ripley County labor force) | ||
(where 10 or more either commute into or out of this county)
| County name | Commute INTO Ripley County | % of Ripley County Work Force | Commute FROM Ripley County To: |
% of Ripley County Labor Force |
| Bartholomew County | 37 | 0.2 | 95 | 0.5 |
| Boone County | 1 | 0.0 | 17 | 0.1 |
| Dearborn County | 926 | 5.3 | 1,051 | 5.5 |
| Decatur County | 572 | 3.3 | 1,163 | 6.1 |
| Fayette County | 78 | 0.4 | 9 | 0.0 |
| Franklin County | 1,713 | 9.9 | 361 | 1.9 |
| Hamilton County | 10 | 0.1 | 61 | 0.3 |
| Hancock County | 14 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Jackson County | 11 | 0.1 | 56 | 0.3 |
| Jefferson County | 96 | 0.6 | 276 | 1.4 |
| Jennings County | 67 | 0.4 | 172 | 0.9 |
| Kentucky | 21 | 0.1 | 335 | 1.8 |
| Marion County | 29 | 0.2 | 149 | 0.8 |
| Monroe County | 0 | 0.0 | 12 | 0.1 |
| Ohio County | 47 | 0.3 | 80 | 0.4 |
| Ohio (State) | 65 | 0.4 | 1,410 | 7.4 |
| Out of State | 36 | 0.2 | 242 | 1.3 |
| Rush County | 40 | 0.2 | 16 | 0.1 |
| Scott County | 10 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Shelby County | 65 | 0.4 | 27 | 0.1 |
| Switzerland County | 71 | 0.4 | 32 | 0.2 |
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