STATS Indiana Annual Commuting Trends Profile
Based on Indiana IT-40 Returns for Tax Year 2006

Ripley County, Indiana

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

Workers:

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

Commuters:

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
INTO Ripley County:

Franklin County 1,713 
Dearborn County 926 
Decatur County 572 
Jefferson County 96 
Fayette County 78 
Total of above 3,385workers
( 19.5% of Ripley County work force)
 
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Top five counties receiving workers
FROM Ripley County:

Ohio (State) 1,410 
Decatur County 1,163 
Dearborn County 1,051 
Franklin County 361 
Kentucky 335 
Total of above 4,320workers
( 22.7% of Ripley 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
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