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Five counties in southwestern Indiana will switch from Central to Eastern time beginning Nov. 4, the U.S. Department of Transportation said.

DOT, which regulates time zones, said Thursday that the change will take place when daylight saving time ends.

DOT said the five counties filing the joint petition demonstrated the benefit of moving to Eastern time based on economic and related concerns.

The five are Daviess, Dubois, Knox, Martin and Pike counties. DOT denied a petition by Perry County.

In denying that petition, the department said that Perry County appears to be oriented to Central time and that its petition did not provide sufficient justification to make the change.