Mean Commute Time in Polk County, IA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
22.1 min
Rank #2,520/3,222 · #53 in IA
22th
Polk 22.1 min
IA 21.8 min +1.3%
US 27.6 min -20.0%
Mean Commute Time Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Commute Change
National Distribution
How Polk County's mean commute time of 22.1 min compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 3.7 min to 49.1 min.
Distribution of Mean Commute Time Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Polk County for mean commute time.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #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 |
About Mean Commute Time
Polk County, Iowa has a mean commute time of 22.1 min, ranking #2,520 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 20.0% below the national value of 27.6 min. Within Iowa, it ranks #53 of 99. This places it in the 22th percentile nationally.
Estimated mean travel time to work in minutes for workers aged 16+. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.