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
6.5%
2023
9.8%
Total change
+3.3 pp
% change
+50.8%
| Year | Work From Home Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.5% | — |
| 2019 | 4.9% | -1.6 pp (-24.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 9.6% | — |
| 2022 | 10.5% | +0.9 pp (9.4%) |
| 2023 | 9.8% | -0.7 pp (-6.7%) |