Mean Commute Time in Polk County, MO
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
30.0 min
Rank #890/3,222 · #31 in MO
72th
Polk 30.0 min
MO 25.8 min +16.4%
US 27.6 min +8.7%
Mean Commute Time Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Commute Change
National Distribution
How Polk County's mean commute time of 30.0 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 →| #887 | Newberry County, SC | 30.0 min |
| #888 | Citrus County, FL | 30.0 min |
| #889 | Talladega County, AL | 30.0 min |
| #890 | Polk County, MO | 30.0 min |
| #891 | Moca Municipio, PR | 30.0 min |
| #892 | Lincoln County, WA | 29.9 min |
| #893 | Hall County, GA | 29.9 min |
About Mean Commute Time
Polk County, Missouri has a mean commute time of 30.0 min, ranking #890 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 8.7% above the national value of 27.6 min. Within Missouri, it ranks #31 of 115. This places it in the 72th 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.