Appendix B

2009 Northwest Indiana Commuting Patterns

Total Workforce: Number of Persons Who Live in County and Work / Number of Persons Who Live and Work in County / Number of Persons Who Live in County and Work in Another County / Percent in County / Percent out of County
Jasper County / 21,473 / 16,107 / 5,366 / 75.01% / 24.99%
Lake County / 296,657 / 244,291 / 52,366 / 82.35% / 17.65%
Porter County / 106,390 / 76,079 / 30,311 / 71.51% / 28.49%

Within Northwest Indiana, Lake County maintains the highest concentration (82.3%) of employment by residents of the county, compared to the other counties within the area. Jasper and Porter counties also maintain high concentrations of employment of their residents (75% and 71.5%, respectively). The majority of the traffic congestion occurs in Lake County. A significant level of commuting occurs from the surrounding counties to Lake and Porter counties. In fact, Lake and Porter counties have the largest level of commuting to and from each other in Northwest Indiana.