Commuting Patterns

Work/Residence Patterns - A STATS Indiana Annual Commuting Trends Profile
Based on Indiana IT-40 Returns for Tax Year 2003

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

Workers:

  

Number of persons who live in Jefferson County and work (implied resident labor force)

20,647

Number of persons who live AND work in Jefferson County

17,438

Total number of persons who work in Jefferson County (implied work force)

20,764

Commuters:

  

Number of persons who live in Jefferson County but work outside the county

3,209

Number of persons who live in another county (or state) but work in Jefferson County

3,326

Top five counties sending workers
INTO Jefferson County:
Clark County 752  
Floyd County 502
Kentucky 356
Scott County 331
Switzerland County 319
Total of above 2,260   workers
( 10.9% of Jefferson County work force)
  to

Top five counties receiving workers
FROM Jefferson County:
Kentucky 1,068  
Jennings County 349
Scott County 291
Out of State 219
Clark County 205
Total of above 2,132   workers
( 10.3% of Jefferson County labor force)
  from

 

Note:  commuters to/from Illinois, Michigan, Kentucky, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania are shown
separately and are not included in the 'Out of State' category.

Data source: Indiana Department of Revenue
This table was produced by STATS Indiana on Jan 26, 2005