Mean Commute Time in Polk County, FL

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Mean Commute Time
33.1 min +20.0% vs nat'l
Rank #461 of 3,222
86th percentile

How Polk County Compares

Polk County
33.1 min
Florida Average
33.1 min
Rank #20 of 67 in state
National
27.6 min
20.0% above

National Distribution

Where Polk County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for mean commute time.

3.7 min 49.1 min

■ Polk County: 33.1 min

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#458 Sandoval County, NM 33.2 min
#459 Ciales Municipio, PR 33.1 min
#460 Ascension Parish, LA 33.1 min
#461 Polk County, FL 33.1 min
#462 Evangeline Parish, LA 33.1 min
#463 Sullivan County, PA 33.1 min
#464 Washington County, NC 33.1 min
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Mean Commute Time in Polk County, Florida

Polk County, Florida has a mean commute time of 33.1 min, which ranks #461 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 20.0% above the national value of 27.6 min.

Within Florida, Polk County ranks #20 of 67 out of 67 counties. This places it in the 86th percentile nationally.

Estimated mean travel time to work in minutes for workers aged 16+. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.