Commuter Geography

2009 Commuter Dynamics

Workers
  • Number of persons who live in Hamilton Co. and are in the workforce: 116,591
  • Number of persons who live and work in Hamilton County: 74,091
  • Total number of persons who work in Hamilton County: 95,262
Commuters
  • Number of persons who live in Hamilton Co. but work elsewhere: 42,500
  • Number of persons who live in another county but work in Hamilton Co.: 21,171
Commuters - Top 10 Counties Sending Workers into Hamilton County
  • Marion County (City of Indianapolis): 12851
  • Madison County (Anderson): 4878
  • Boone County (Zionsville): 2018
  • Hancock County (Greenfield): 1672
  • Hendricks County (Plainfield): 1573
  • Tipton County (Tipton): 1007
  • Johnson County (Greenwood): 757
  • Howard County (Kokomo): 613
  • Dearborn County (Lawrenceburg): 580
  • Delaware County (Muncie): 508
Commuters - Top 10 Counties Receiving Workers from Hamilton County
  • Marion County (City of Indianapolis): 54626
  • Howard County (City of Kokomo): 2370
  • Madison County (Anderson): 1503
  • Boone County (Zionsville): 972
  • Hancock County (Greenfield): 745
  • Hendricks County (Plainfield): 604
  • Tippecanoe County (West Lafayette): 412
  • Tipton County (Tipton): 281
  • Johnson County (Greenwood): 309
  • Monroe County (Bloomington): 238
Source: STATS Indiana, 2009 IT-40 Indiana State Tax Returns

Workforce Commuting Patterns Matrix

From / To   Hamilton Marion Madison Boone Howard Hendricks Hancock Tipton
Hamilton 74,091 35,147 1,026 779 1,127 411 452 203
Marion 9,806              
Madison 3,368              
Boone 1,312              
Howard 423              
Hendricks 1,035              
Hancock 1,136              
Tipton 663              

Source: Indiana Department of Revenue, Indiana Business Research Center, and HCA calculations