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
6.7%
2023
16.0%
Total change
+9.3 pp
% change
+138.8%
| Year | Work From Home Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.7% | — |
| 2019 | 6.4% | -0.3 pp (-4.5%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 13.0% | — |
| 2022 | 14.3% | +1.3 pp (10%) |
| 2023 | 16.0% | +1.7 pp (11.9%) |