Polk County: Work From Home Rate Trend
How Polk County's work from home rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
4.2%
2023
10.8%
Total change
+6.6 pp
% change
+157.1%
| Year | Work From Home Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.2% | — |
| 2019 | 4.0% | -0.2 pp (-4.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.3% | — |
| 2022 | 8.8% | +1.5 pp (20.5%) |
| 2023 | 10.8% | +2.0 pp (22.7%) |