Mean Commute Time in Polk County, IA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Polk County Compares
National Distribution
Where Polk County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for mean commute time.
■ Polk County: 22.1 min
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,517 | Zavala County, TX | 22.1 min |
| #2,518 | Meade County, SD | 22.1 min |
| #2,519 | Douglas County, WA | 22.1 min |
| #2,520 | Polk County, IA | 22.1 min |
| #2,521 | Haakon County, SD | 22.1 min |
| #2,522 | Douglas County, NE | 22.1 min |
| #2,523 | Morrill County, NE | 22.1 min |
Mean Commute Time in Polk County, Iowa
Polk County, Iowa has a mean commute time of 22.1 min, which ranks #2,520 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 20.0% below the national value of 27.6 min.
Within Iowa, Polk County ranks #53 of 99 out of 99 counties. This places it in the 22th 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.