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The most common industries in Porter are: Metal & metal products (13.9% of civilian employees), Educational services (8.5% of civilian employees), Construction (8.1% of civilian employees). 74.9% of workers work in Porter County and 11.6% of all workers work at home. 81.1% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 13.2% greater than the rate of 70.4% across the entire state of Indiana.
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Porter, Indiana was 4,972 / 5,247
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Porter, Indiana was 4,972 / 5,247
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
| Metal and metal products | 13.9% (352) | 21.4% (288) | 5.4% (64) |
| Educational services | 8.5% (215) | 4.5% (60) | 13.1% (155) |
| Construction | 8.1% (204) | 14.6% (196) | 0.7% (8) |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 6.3% (158) | 6.2% (83) | 6.4% (75) |
| Accommodation and food services | 5.2% (132) | 1.0% (14) | 10.0% (118) |
| Health care | 4.5% (114) | 0.7% (9) | 8.9% (105) |
| Truck transportation | 4.2% (107) | 4.8% (65) | 3.6% (42) |
| Finance and insurance | 4.2% (105) | 3.5% (47) | 4.9% (58) |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 3.6% (90) | 2.0% (27) | 5.3% (63) |
| Public administration | 3.6% (90) | 3.3% (45) | 3.8% (45) |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 3.0% (76) | 2.2% (29) | 4.0% (47) |
| Repair and maintenance | 2.5% (62) | 3.9% (52) | 0.8% (10) |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 1.8% (45) | 1.6% (22) | 1.9% (23) |
| Department and other general merchandise stores | 1.7% (42) | 0.0% (0) | 3.6% (42) |
| Social assistance | 1.6% (40) | 0.0% (0) | 3.4% (40) |
| Data processing, libraries, and other information services | 1.4% (36) | 1.9% (25) | 0.9% (11) |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 1.2% (31) | 2.3% (31) | 0.0% (0) |
| Broadcasting and telecommunications | 1.2% (30) | 1.5% (20) | 0.8% (10) |
| Food and beverage stores | 1.1% (29) | 1.6% (22) | 0.6% (7) |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 1.1% (29) | 0.9% (12) | 1.4% (17) |
| Gasoline stations | 1.1% (28) | 0.7% (10) | 1.5% (18) |
| Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 1.0% (26) | 0.5% (7) | 1.6% (19) |
| Utilities | 1.0% (26) | 0.9% (12) | 1.2% (14) |
| Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores | 1.0% (26) | 1.5% (20) | 0.5% (6) |
| Transportation equipment | 1.0% (25) | 1.3% (17) | 0.7% (8) |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 1.0% (24) | 1.1% (15) | 0.8% (9) |
| Other direct selling establishments | 1.0% (24) | 0.0% (0) | 2.0% (24) |
| Personal and laundry services | 1.0% (24) | 0.0% (0) | 2.0% (24) |
| Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 0.9% (23) | 1.1% (15) | 0.7% (8) |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 0.9% (23) | 1.7% (23) | 0.0% (0) |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 0.9% (22) | 1.6% (22) | 0.0% (0) |
| Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 0.8% (20) | 0.0% (0) | 1.7% (20) |
| Chemicals | 0.8% (20) | 1.5% (20) | 0.0% (0) |
| Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.8% (19) | 1.4% (19) | 0.0% (0) |
| Printing and related support activities | 0.8% (19) | 1.4% (19) | 0.0% (0) |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 0.7% (18) | 1.3% (18) | 0.0% (0) |
| U. S. Postal service | 0.7% (17) | 0.0% (0) | 1.4% (17) |
| Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores | 0.6% (16) | 0.5% (7) | 0.8% (9) |
| Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers | 0.6% (16) | 0.6% (8) | 0.7% (8) |
| Computer and electronic products | 0.6% (16) | 0.7% (9) | 0.6% (7) |
| Pharmacies and drug stores | 0.6% (15) | 0.0% (0) | 1.3% (15) |
| Metals and minerals, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers | 0.6% (14) | 0.0% (0) | 1.2% (14) |
| Machinery | 0.6% (14) | 1.0% (14) | 0.0% (0) |
| Private households | 0.5% (13) | 1.0% (13) | 0.0% (0) |
| Rail transportation | 0.5% (12) | 0.9% (12) | 0.0% (0) |
| Petroleum and coal products | 0.4% (10) | 0.7% (10) | 0.0% (0) |
| Book stores and news dealers | 0.3% (8) | 0.0% (0) | 0.7% (8) |
| Wood products | 0.3% (8) | 0.6% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
| Recyclable material merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (8) | 0.0% (0) | 0.7% (8) |
Unemployment in Porter
- Unemployment by race in 2022
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 3.8%Males
- 2.3%Females
- Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
- 62.6%Females
- Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
- 8.2%Females
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 6.0%Males
- 4.6%Females
- Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
- 12.1%Males
Time leaving home to go to work
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
| Porter: | 3.4% (76) |
| Indiana: | 6.7% (197,318) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
| Porter: | 5.7% (129) |
| Indiana: | 4.3% (127,615) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
| Porter: | 4.2% (95) |
| Indiana: | 5.8% (169,418) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
| Porter: | 9.8% (222) |
| Indiana: | 8.6% (252,586) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
| Porter: | 7.5% (170) |
| Indiana: | 9.9% (291,856) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
| Porter: | 10.3% (234) |
| Indiana: | 13.7% (404,491) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
| Porter: | 19.7% (446) |
| Indiana: | 12.5% (366,781) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
| Porter: | 17.9% (404) |
| Indiana: | 9.6% (282,430) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
| Porter: | 6.9% (156) |
| Indiana: | 4.5% (131,586) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
| Porter: | 3.5% (79) |
| Indiana: | 5.1% (150,938) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
| Porter: | 6.4% (144) |
| Indiana: | 7.6% (222,385) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
| Porter: | 6.8% (154) |
| Indiana: | 8.2% (241,194) |
<5am:
| Porter: | 5.6% (139) |
| Indiana: | 4.1% (120,308) |
5:30am:
| Porter: | 4.8% (119) |
| Indiana: | 3.8% (109,235) |
6am:
| Porter: | 8.0% (200) |
| Indiana: | 5.5% (161,364) |
6:30am:
| Porter: | 12.0% (298) |
| Indiana: | 9.0% (261,282) |
7am:
| Porter: | 7.8% (194) |
| Indiana: | 11.0% (321,138) |
7:30am:
| Porter: | 11.4% (284) |
| Indiana: | 13.7% (398,761) |
8am:
| Porter: | 14.1% (352) |
| Indiana: | 15.0% (435,403) |
8:30am:
| Porter: | 6.8% (169) |
| Indiana: | 8.0% (232,497) |
9am:
| Porter: | 2.6% (65) |
| Indiana: | 3.7% (108,019) |
10am:
| Porter: | 4.8% (120) |
| Indiana: | 4.0% (116,293) |
11am:
| Porter: | 1.1% (27) |
| Indiana: | 1.8% (53,238) |
12pm:
| Porter: | 0.6% (16) |
| Indiana: | 0.9% (26,782) |
4pm:
| Porter: | 11.4% (283) |
| Indiana: | 8.3% (241,886) |
>4pm:
| Porter: | 7.4% (185) |
| Indiana: | 8.3% (240,423) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
| Porter: | 7.8% (78) |
| Indiana: | 8.7% (138,377) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
| Porter: | 12.1% (122) |
| Indiana: | 5.5% (87,613) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
| Porter: | 6.1% (61) |
| Indiana: | 6.8% (107,671) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
| Porter: | 9.1% (91) |
| Indiana: | 10.3% (164,136) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
| Porter: | 0.5% (5) |
| Indiana: | 12.1% (192,749) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
| Porter: | 16.5% (165) |
| Indiana: | 11.1% (175,670) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
| Porter: | 25.9% (260) |
| Indiana: | 8.3% (132,403) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Males:
| Porter: | 8.4% (84) |
| Indiana: | 3.4% (53,639) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Males:
| Porter: | 4.0% (40) |
| Indiana: | 4.2% (67,032) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
| Porter: | 2.2% (22) |
| Indiana: | 7.8% (123,573) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
| Porter: | 10.2% (103) |
| Indiana: | 8.4% (133,245) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Females:
| Porter: | 2.6% (33) |
| Indiana: | 4.6% (61,747) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
| Porter: | 11.0% (140) |
| Indiana: | 6.5% (88,450) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
| Porter: | 15.5% (197) |
| Indiana: | 9.5% (129,075) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
| Porter: | 19.8% (251) |
| Indiana: | 15.6% (211,742) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
| Porter: | 22.0% (279) |
| Indiana: | 14.1% (191,111) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
| Porter: | 8.5% (108) |
| Indiana: | 11.1% (150,027) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Females:
| Porter: | 6.1% (77) |
| Indiana: | 5.7% (77,947) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
| Porter: | 3.1% (39) |
| Indiana: | 6.2% (83,906) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
| Porter: | 8.4% (107) |
| Indiana: | 7.3% (98,812) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
| Porter: | 3.9% (50) |
| Indiana: | 8.0% (107,949) |
Travel time to work
Percentage of workers working in this county: 74.9%
Number of people working at home: 299 (11.6% of all workers)
Number of people working at home: 299 (11.6% of all workers)
Less than 5 minutes:
| Porter: | 1.3% (79) |
| Indiana: | 3.8% (109,783) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Porter: | 3.5% (205) |
| Indiana: | 11.5% (333,493) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Porter: | 9.6% (568) |
| Indiana: | 15.2% (438,442) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Porter: | 15.5% (917) |
| Indiana: | 16.4% (473,137) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Porter: | 14.0% (825) |
| Indiana: | 14.7% (423,546) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Porter: | 7.5% (440) |
| Indiana: | 7.6% (220,017) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Porter: | 18.0% (1,060) |
| Indiana: | 12.4% (359,353) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Porter: | 6.2% (368) |
| Indiana: | 3.4% (97,009) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Porter: | 6.5% (380) |
| Indiana: | 3.5% (100,525) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Porter: | 11.0% (648) |
| Indiana: | 6.1% (177,743) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Porter: | 3.5% (206) |
| Indiana: | 3.5% (101,899) |
90 or more minutes:
| Porter: | 0.8% (45) |
| Indiana: | 1.9% (55,813) |
Less than 5 minutes:
| Porter: | 5.5% (136) |
| Indiana: | 4.0% (117,198) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Porter: | 17.7% (441) |
| Indiana: | 12.8% (371,942) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Porter: | 10.5% (262) |
| Indiana: | 16.5% (480,825) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Porter: | 15.2% (379) |
| Indiana: | 16.1% (468,193) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Porter: | 9.2% (230) |
| Indiana: | 14.7% (427,185) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Porter: | 3.6% (90) |
| Indiana: | 6.0% (175,645) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Porter: | 9.9% (246) |
| Indiana: | 11.1% (324,328) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Porter: | 3.0% (75) |
| Indiana: | 2.4% (69,517) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Porter: | 1.9% (48) |
| Indiana: | 2.7% (79,764) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Porter: | 5.0% (125) |
| Indiana: | 5.4% (158,340) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Porter: | 10.0% (250) |
| Indiana: | 3.3% (96,185) |
90 or more minutes:
| Porter: | 6.8% (169) |
| Indiana: | 2.0% (57,507) |
Less than 5 minutes - Males:
| Porter: | 0.2% (7) |
| Indiana: | 3.7% (57,433) |
5 to 9 minutes - Males:
| Porter: | 1.3% (55) |
| Indiana: | 10.0% (155,806) |
10 to 14 minutes - Males:
| Porter: | 7.8% (338) |
| Indiana: | 14.4% (223,073) |
15 to 19 minutes - Males:
| Porter: | 17.3% (750) |
| Indiana: | 15.3% (237,279) |
20 to 24 minutes - Males:
| Porter: | 12.9% (560) |
| Indiana: | 14.2% (220,011) |
25 to 29 minutes - Males:
| Porter: | 5.9% (253) |
| Indiana: | 7.7% (120,041) |
30 to 34 minutes - Males:
| Porter: | 20.8% (900) |
| Indiana: | 13.6% (211,029) |
35 to 39 minutes - Males:
| Porter: | 8.4% (362) |
| Indiana: | 3.6% (55,260) |
40 to 44 minutes - Males:
| Porter: | 10.1% (436) |
| Indiana: | 3.8% (58,795) |
45 to 59 minutes - Males:
| Porter: | 12.8% (552) |
| Indiana: | 6.9% (107,692) |
60 to 89 minutes - Males:
| Porter: | 3.3% (143) |
| Indiana: | 4.3% (67,025) |
90 or more minutes - Males:
| Porter: | 0.4% (17) |
| Indiana: | 2.5% (38,438) |
Less than 5 minutes - Females:
| Porter: | 5.6% (84) |
| Indiana: | 3.9% (52,350) |
5 to 9 minutes - Females:
| Porter: | 10.3% (155) |
| Indiana: | 13.3% (177,687) |
10 to 14 minutes - Females:
| Porter: | 15.7% (237) |
| Indiana: | 16.1% (215,369) |
15 to 19 minutes - Females:
| Porter: | 10.0% (150) |
| Indiana: | 17.6% (235,858) |
20 to 24 minutes - Females:
| Porter: | 17.1% (258) |
| Indiana: | 15.2% (203,535) |
25 to 29 minutes - Females:
| Porter: | 10.8% (162) |
| Indiana: | 7.5% (99,976) |
30 to 34 minutes - Females:
| Porter: | 8.6% (129) |
| Indiana: | 11.1% (148,324) |
35 to 39 minutes - Females:
| Porter: | 2.3% (35) |
| Indiana: | 3.1% (41,749) |
40 to 44 minutes - Females:
| Porter: | 1.4% (21) |
| Indiana: | 3.1% (41,730) |
45 to 59 minutes - Females:
| Porter: | 7.2% (108) |
| Indiana: | 5.2% (70,051) |
60 to 89 minutes - Females:
| Porter: | 3.8% (57) |
| Indiana: | 2.6% (34,874) |
90 or more minutes - Females:
| Porter: | 2.3% (35) |
| Indiana: | 1.3% (17,375) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
| Porter: | 93.9% (5,668) |
| Indiana: | 84.5% (1,130,372) |
Carpooled:
| Porter: | 5.2% (316) |
| Indiana: | 10.9% (153,860) |
Bicycle:
| Porter: | 0.3% (15) |
| Indiana: | 0.5% (2,387) |
Other means:
| Porter: | 0.6% (37) |
| Indiana: | 1.3% (13,773) |
Drove car alone:
| Porter: | 78.8% (1,961) |
| Indiana: | 81.8% (2,379,989) |
Carpooled:
| Porter: | 9.3% (232) |
| Indiana: | 11.0% (320,910) |
Bus or trolley bus:
| Porter: | 1.8% (44) |
| Indiana: | 0.7% (21,125) |
Subway or elevated:
| Porter: | 0.3% (8) |
| Indiana: | 0.0% (1,026) |
Railroad:
| Porter: | 5.4% (134) |
| Indiana: | 0.2% (5,244) |
Walked:
| Porter: | 2.1% (53) |
| Indiana: | 2.4% (69,184) |
Other means:
| Porter: | 0.8% (19) |
| Indiana: | 0.6% (17,054) |
Drove car alone - Males:
| Porter: | 95.0% (4,310) |
| Indiana: | 84.6% (1,130,372) |
Carpooled - Males:
| Porter: | 4.2% (192) |
| Indiana: | 10.5% (153,860) |
Other means - Males:
| Porter: | 0.8% (37) |
| Indiana: | 1.5% (13,773) |
Drove car alone - Females:
| Porter: | 90.7% (1,361) |
| Indiana: | 84.4% (1,130,372) |
Carpooled - Females:
| Porter: | 8.3% (124) |
| Indiana: | 11.5% (153,860) |
Bicycle - Females:
| Porter: | 1.0% (15) |
| Indiana: | 0.2% (2,387) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
| Porter: | 89.2% (1,958) |
| Indiana: | 88.7% (2,490,798) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Porter: | 9.8% (215) |
| Indiana: | 8.4% (235,949) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Porter: | 0.8% (17) |
| Indiana: | 1.7% (47,019) |
Drove alone:
| Porter: | 89.4% (1,961) |
| Indiana: | 88.1% (2,379,989) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Porter: | 9.0% (198) |
| Indiana: | 9.6% (259,143) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Porter: | 0.3% (6) |
| Indiana: | 1.4% (37,704) |
In 5-6 person carpool:
| Porter: | 0.6% (13) |
| Indiana: | 0.2% (6,454) |
In 7+ person carpool:
| Porter: | 0.7% (15) |
| Indiana: | 0.2% (4,395) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
| Porter: | 81.1% (2,101) |
| Indiana: | 70.4% (2,362,321) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Porter: | 0.4% (10) |
| Indiana: | 3.2% (106,653) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Porter: | 7.3% (190) |
| Indiana: | 9.9% (332,080) |
Local government workers:
| Porter: | 1.6% (41) |
| Indiana: | 6.6% (222,901) |
State government workers:
| Porter: | 2.7% (69) |
| Indiana: | 3.3% (109,298) |
Federal government workers:
| Porter: | 1.7% (44) |
| Indiana: | 1.9% (62,110) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Porter: | 5.2% (134) |
| Indiana: | 4.6% (154,959) |
Employee of private company:
| Porter: | 69.8% (1,762) |
| Indiana: | 72.4% (2,147,867) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Porter: | 2.7% (67) |
| Indiana: | 2.8% (83,352) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Porter: | 8.0% (201) |
| Indiana: | 8.2% (242,396) |
Local government workers:
| Porter: | 6.4% (161) |
| Indiana: | 5.5% (164,030) |
State government workers:
| Porter: | 3.0% (75) |
| Indiana: | 3.6% (107,895) |
Federal government workers:
| Porter: | 2.1% (53) |
| Indiana: | 1.8% (51,896) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Porter: | 8.2% (206) |
| Indiana: | 5.4% (159,849) |
Employee of private company - Males:
| Porter: | 83.2% (997) |
| Indiana: | 75.5% (1,341,967) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
| Porter: | 0.8% (10) |
| Indiana: | 4.0% (71,499) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
| Porter: | 6.0% (72) |
| Indiana: | 6.1% (108,552) |
State government workers - Males:
| Porter: | 1.8% (21) |
| Indiana: | 2.5% (44,697) |
Federal government workers - Males:
| Porter: | 0.6% (7) |
| Indiana: | 1.7% (30,304) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
| Porter: | 7.6% (91) |
| Indiana: | 5.2% (91,870) |
Employee of private company - Females:
| Porter: | 79.4% (1,103) |
| Indiana: | 64.7% (1,020,354) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
| Porter: | 8.4% (117) |
| Indiana: | 14.2% (223,528) |
Local government workers - Females:
| Porter: | 2.9% (41) |
| Indiana: | 8.6% (135,752) |
State government workers - Females:
| Porter: | 3.4% (48) |
| Indiana: | 4.1% (64,601) |
Federal government workers - Females:
| Porter: | 2.6% (37) |
| Indiana: | 2.0% (31,806) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
| Porter: | 3.2% (44) |
| Indiana: | 4.0% (63,089) |