Polk County Historical Commuting to Work Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Polk County | Missouri | U.S. |
| Workers 16 Years and Over | 12,081, 100% | 2,747,017 | 141,337,148 |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 9,803, 81.14%, see rank | 81.59% | 76.41% |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 1,150, 9.52%, see rank | 9.42% | 9.59% |
| Public Transportation | 12, 0.10%, see rank | 1.48% | 5.06% |
| Walked | 439, 3.63%, see rank | 1.97% | 2.78% |
| Other Means | 121, 1.00%, see rank | 1.28% | 1.79% |
| Worked at Home | 556, 4.60%, see rank | 4.26% | 4.37% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank| Polk County | 24.5 minutes |
| Missouri | 22.8 minutes |
| U.S. | 25.7 minutes |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Polk County | Missouri | U.S. |
| Workers 16 Years and Over | 12,086, 100% | 2,747,695 | 139,893,639 |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 9,879, 81.74%, see rank | 81.05% | 76.14% |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 1,142, 9.45%, see rank | 10.03% | 10.03% |
| Public Transportation | 2, 0.02%, see rank | 1.46% | 4.98% |
| Walked | 346, 2.86%, see rank | 1.98% | 2.82% |
| Other Means | 159, 1.32%, see rank | 1.24% | 1.76% |
| Worked at Home | 558, 4.62%, see rank | 4.24% | 4.27% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank| Polk County | 23.9 minutes |
| Missouri | 22.9 minutes |
| U.S. | 25.4 minutes |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Polk County | Missouri | U.S. |
| Workers 16 Years and Over | 12,059, 100% | 2,752,405 | 139,255,035 |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 9,617, 79.75%, see rank | 80.71% | 76.00% |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 1,199, 9.94%, see rank | 10.31% | 10.35% |
| Public Transportation | 51, 0.42%, see rank | 1.49% | 4.94% |
| Walked | 413, 3.42%, see rank | 2.03% | 2.85% |
| Other Means | 144, 1.19%, see rank | 1.22% | 1.72% |
| Worked at Home | 635, 5.27%, see rank | 4.24% | 4.14% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank| Polk County | 24.2 minutes |
| Missouri | 22.9 minutes |
| U.S. | 25.3 minutes |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Polk County | Missouri | U.S. |
| Workers 16 Years and Over | 12,067, 100% | 2,756,390 | 138,541,405 |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 9,441, 78.24%, see rank | 80.59% | 75.92% |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 1,306, 10.82%, see rank | 10.55% | 10.52% |
| Public Transportation | 70, 0.58%, see rank | 1.46% | 4.95% |
| Walked | 405, 3.36%, see rank | 2.03% | 2.86% |
| Other Means | 138, 1.14%, see rank | 1.25% | 1.72% |
| Worked at Home | 707, 5.86%, see rank | 4.12% | 4.02% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank| Polk County | 23.4 minutes |
| Missouri | 22.8 minutes |
| U.S. | 25.2 minutes |
US Census 2000 data
| | Polk County | Missouri | U.S. |
| Workers 16 Years and Over | 11,741, 100% | 2,629,296 | 128,279,228 |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 9,009, 76.73%, see rank | 80.48% | 75.70% |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 1,486, 12.66%, see rank | 11.64% | 12.19% |
| Public Transportation | 10, 0.09%, see rank | 1.49% | 4.73% |
| Walked | 463, 3.94%, see rank | 2.12% | 2.93% |
| Other Means | 98, 0.83%, see rank | 0.82% | 1.19% |
| Worked at Home | 675, 5.75%, see rank | 3.45% | 3.26% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank| Polk County | 24.9 minutes |
| Missouri | 23.1 minutes |
| U.S. | 25.1 minutes |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.
