Polk County Historical Commuting to Work Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Polk County | Tennessee | U.S. |
| Workers 16 Years and Over | 6,246, 100% | 2,788,201 | 141,337,148 |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 5,225, 83.65%, see rank | 83.70% | 76.41% |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 672, 10.76%, see rank | 9.50% | 9.59% |
| Public Transportation | 2, 0.03%, see rank | 0.81% | 5.06% |
| Walked | 163, 2.61%, see rank | 1.32% | 2.78% |
| Other Means | 12, 0.19%, see rank | 1.13% | 1.79% |
| Worked at Home | 172, 2.75%, see rank | 3.54% | 4.37% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank| Polk County | 28.3 minutes |
| Tennessee | 24.2 minutes |
| U.S. | 25.7 minutes |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Polk County | Tennessee | U.S. |
| Workers 16 Years and Over | 6,243, 100% | 2,762,765 | 139,893,639 |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 5,197, 83.25%, see rank | 83.36% | 76.14% |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 672, 10.76%, see rank | 9.96% | 10.03% |
| Public Transportation | 10, 0.16%, see rank | 0.80% | 4.98% |
| Walked | 65, 1.04%, see rank | 1.34% | 2.82% |
| Other Means | 8, 0.13%, see rank | 1.09% | 1.76% |
| Worked at Home | 291, 4.66%, see rank | 3.45% | 4.27% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank| Polk County | 29.5 minutes |
| Tennessee | 24.0 minutes |
| U.S. | 25.4 minutes |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Polk County | Tennessee | U.S. |
| Workers 16 Years and Over | 6,279, 100% | 2,753,584 | 139,255,035 |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 4,857, 77.35%, see rank | 83.18% | 76.00% |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 932, 14.84%, see rank | 10.19% | 10.35% |
| Public Transportation | 5, 0.08%, see rank | 0.77% | 4.94% |
| Walked | 91, 1.45%, see rank | 1.40% | 2.85% |
| Other Means | 28, 0.45%, see rank | 1.09% | 1.72% |
| Worked at Home | 366, 5.83%, see rank | 3.35% | 4.14% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank| Polk County | 29.7 minutes |
| Tennessee | 23.7 minutes |
| U.S. | 25.3 minutes |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Polk County | Tennessee | U.S. |
| Workers 16 Years and Over | 6,117, 100% | 2,744,620 | 138,541,405 |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 4,678, 76.48%, see rank | 83.15% | 75.92% |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 873, 14.27%, see rank | 10.23% | 10.52% |
| Public Transportation | 14, 0.23%, see rank | 0.79% | 4.95% |
| Walked | 207, 3.38%, see rank | 1.45% | 2.86% |
| Other Means | 74, 1.21%, see rank | 1.13% | 1.72% |
| Worked at Home | 271, 4.43%, see rank | 3.25% | 4.02% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank| Polk County | 28.0 minutes |
| Tennessee | 23.6 minutes |
| U.S. | 25.2 minutes |
US Census 2000 data
| | Polk County | Tennessee | U.S. |
| Workers 16 Years and Over | 6,786, 100% | 2,618,404 | 128,279,228 |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 5,125, 75.52%, see rank | 81.74% | 75.70% |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 1,258, 18.54%, see rank | 12.54% | 12.19% |
| Public Transportation | 27, 0.40%, see rank | 0.81% | 4.73% |
| Walked | 139, 2.05%, see rank | 1.52% | 2.93% |
| Other Means | 32, 0.47%, see rank | 0.82% | 1.19% |
| Worked at Home | 205, 3.02%, see rank | 2.58% | 3.26% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank| Polk County | 29.8 minutes |
| Tennessee | 23.8 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.
