Polk County Historical Commuting to Work Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Polk County | Minnesota | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 15,459, 100% | 2,733,199 | 141,337,148 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 12,509, 80.92%, see rank | 78.05% | 76.41% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 1,305, 8.44%, see rank | 8.82% | 9.59% |
Public Transportation | 102, 0.66%, see rank | 3.48% | 5.06% |
Walked | 617, 3.99%, see rank | 2.83% | 2.78% |
Other Means | 192, 1.24%, see rank | 1.64% | 1.79% |
Worked at Home | 734, 4.75%, see rank | 5.18% | 4.37% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankPolk County | 17.1 minutes |
Minnesota | 22.8 minutes |
U.S. | 25.7 minutes |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Polk County | Minnesota | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 15,436, 100% | 2,697,932 | 139,893,639 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 12,391, 80.27%, see rank | 77.81% | 76.14% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 1,404, 9.10%, see rank | 9.14% | 10.03% |
Public Transportation | 134, 0.87%, see rank | 3.46% | 4.98% |
Walked | 609, 3.95%, see rank | 2.85% | 2.82% |
Other Means | 218, 1.41%, see rank | 1.59% | 1.76% |
Worked at Home | 680, 4.41%, see rank | 5.15% | 4.27% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankPolk County | 16.6 minutes |
Minnesota | 22.5 minutes |
U.S. | 25.4 minutes |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| Polk County | Minnesota | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 15,184, 100% | 2,676,172 | 139,255,035 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 12,014, 79.12%, see rank | 77.77% | 76.00% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 1,404, 9.25%, see rank | 9.21% | 10.35% |
Public Transportation | 248, 1.63%, see rank | 3.39% | 4.94% |
Walked | 539, 3.55%, see rank | 3.02% | 2.85% |
Other Means | 353, 2.32%, see rank | 1.58% | 1.72% |
Worked at Home | 626, 4.12%, see rank | 5.04% | 4.14% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankPolk County | 16.4 minutes |
Minnesota | 22.1 minutes |
U.S. | 25.3 minutes |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Polk County | Minnesota | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 15,097, 100% | 2,670,938 | 138,541,405 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 11,701, 77.51%, see rank | 77.86% | 75.92% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 1,657, 10.98%, see rank | 9.36% | 10.52% |
Public Transportation | 244, 1.62%, see rank | 3.28% | 4.95% |
Walked | 502, 3.33%, see rank | 3.07% | 2.86% |
Other Means | 383, 2.54%, see rank | 1.54% | 1.72% |
Worked at Home | 610, 4.04%, see rank | 4.89% | 4.02% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankPolk County | 16.2 minutes |
Minnesota | 22.0 minutes |
U.S. | 25.2 minutes |
US Census 2000 data
| Polk County | Minnesota | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 14,186, 100% | 2,541,611 | 128,279,228 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 10,954, 77.22%, see rank | 77.58% | 75.70% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 1,543, 10.88%, see rank | 10.41% | 12.19% |
Public Transportation | 53, 0.37%, see rank | 3.20% | 4.73% |
Walked | 758, 5.34%, see rank | 3.31% | 2.93% |
Other Means | 113, 0.80%, see rank | 0.91% | 1.19% |
Worked at Home | 765, 5.39%, see rank | 4.59% | 3.26% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankPolk County | 15.9 minutes |
Minnesota | 21.4 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.