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2024 Demographics

Employment Data for County: Polk

4.95%

Population 16+: Unemployed by Sex
Population 16+: Unemployed by Sex	County: Polk	State: Florida
Population 16+: Unemployed by Sex	Value	Value
Male	5.36%	5.27%
Female	4.51%	5.43%

Workers by Means of Transportation to Work	County: Polk		State: Florida
Workers by Means of Transportation to Work	Workers	% of Workers	Workers	% of Workers
Worked at Home	35,506	10.28%	1,389,831	13.25%
Walked	3,319	0.96%	138,348	1.32%
Bicycle	1,065	0.31%	49,984	0.48%
Carpooled	28,340	8.20%	916,526	8.74%
Drove Alone	270,845	78.39%	7,685,155	73.29%
Public Transport	582	0.17%	123,731	1.18%
Other	5,849	1.69%	182,742	1.74%

Workers by Travel Time to Work	County: Polk		State: Florida
Workers by Travel Time to Work	Workers	% of Workers	Workers	% of Workers
Under 15 Minutes	57,090	17.82%	1,919,924	20.36%
15 - 29 Minutes	127,393	39.77%	3,545,999	37.60%
30 - 44 Minutes	67,985	21.22%	2,336,103	24.77%
45 - 59 Minutes	36,342	11.34%	865,983	9.18%
60+ Minutes	31,543	9.85%	763,251	8.09%

Minutes

Employed Civilian 16+ by Industry	County: Polk		State: Florida
Employed Civilian 16+ by Industry	Persons	% of Employed Civilian 16+ Population	Persons	% of Employed Civilian 16+ Population
Accommodation/Food Services	31,055	8.85%	864,812	8.14%
Admin/Spprt/Waste Mgmt	21,518	6.13%	635,677	5.98%
Agriculture/Forest/Fish/Hunt	3,216	0.92%	87,515	0.82%
Entertainment/Rec Svcs	18,229	5.19%	301,718	2.84%
Construction	31,160	8.88%	858,911	8.09%
Educational Svcs	25,019	7.13%	792,998	7.46%
Fin/Insur/RE/Rent/Lse	22,774	6.49%	856,188	8.06%
Health Care/Soc Asst	41,642	11.87%	1,432,107	13.48%
Information	4,568	1.30%	172,768	1.63%
Mgmt of Companies	215	0.06%	11,752	0.11%
Total Manufacturing	21,248	6.05%	556,561	5.24%
Oth Svcs, Not Pub Admin	15,191	4.33%	540,045	5.08%
Prof/Sci/Tech/Admin	18,504	5.27%	818,105	7.70%
Public Administration	13,241	3.77%	459,203	4.32%
Retail Trade	45,819	13.06%	1,319,338	12.42%
Transport/Warehse/Utils	28,479	8.11%	652,728	6.14%
Wholesale Trade	9,080	2.59%	262,484	2.47%

Employed Civilian 16+ by Occupation
Employed Civilian 16+ by Occupation	County: Polk		State: Florida
Employed Civilian 16+ by Occupation	Persons	% of Employed Civilian 16+ Population	Persons	% of Employed Civilian 16+ Population
Architect/Engineer	3,644	1.04%	173,901	1.64%
Arts/Entertain/Sports	5,494	1.57%	203,158	1.91%
Building Grounds Maint	18,273	5.21%	489,521	4.61%
Business/Financial Ops	15,711	4.48%	586,354	5.52%
Community/Soc Svcs	4,222	1.20%	149,577	1.41%
Computer/Mathematical	7,294	2.08%	303,136	2.85%
Construction/Extraction	23,460	6.68%	574,429	5.41%
Edu/Training/Library	16,520	4.71%	537,588	5.06%
Farm/Fish/Forestry	1,696	0.48%	51,026	0.48%
Food Prep/Serving	22,171	6.32%	631,683	5.95%
Health Practitioner/Tec	17,766	5.06%	691,017	6.50%
Healthcare Support	10,153	2.89%	322,626	3.04%
Maintenance Repair	12,682	3.61%	352,779	3.32%
Legal	2,312	0.66%	140,515	1.32%
Life/Phys/Soc Science	1,882	0.54%	76,511	0.72%
Management	29,898	8.52%	1,177,450	11.08%
Office/Admin Support	49,223	14.03%	1,264,128	11.90%
Production	15,168	4.32%	351,454	3.31%
Protective Svcs	8,143	2.32%	244,322	2.30%
Sales/Related	38,064	10.85%	1,211,998	11.41%
Personal Care/Svc	10,307	2.94%	292,948	2.76%
Transportation/Moving	36,875	10.51%	796,789	7.50%

Employed Civilian 16+ by Occupation Group	County: Polk		State: Florida
Employed Civilian 16+ by Occupation Group	Persons	% of Employed Civilian 16+ Population	Persons	% of Employed Civilian 16+ Population
White Collar	192,030	54.72%	6,515,333	61.33%
Blue Collar	88,185	25.13%	2,075,451	19.54%
Service and Farm	70,743	20.16%	2,032,126	19.13%

Demographics information provided by Claritas, updated April 2024, under these terms of use.