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The most common industries in Polk City are: Construction (16.4% of civilian employees), Public administration (7.8% of civilian employees), Truck transportation (6.1% of civilian employees). 71.9% of workers work in Polk County and 2.8% of all workers work at home. 73.7% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 6.8% greater than the rate of 68.7% across the entire state of Florida.
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Polk City, Florida was 1,516 / 2,958
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Polk City, Florida was 1,516 / 2,958
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
| Construction | 16.4% (113) | 26.5% (103) | 3.3% (10) |
| Public administration | 7.8% (54) | 8.5% (33) | 7.0% (21) |
| Truck transportation | 6.1% (42) | 8.5% (33) | 3.0% (9) |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 5.5% (38) | 6.4% (25) | 4.3% (13) |
| Educational services | 5.2% (36) | 3.9% (15) | 7.0% (21) |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 4.6% (32) | 1.8% (7) | 8.3% (25) |
| Accommodation and food services | 4.5% (31) | 1.8% (7) | 8.0% (24) |
| Food and beverage stores | 4.5% (31) | 1.5% (6) | 8.3% (25) |
| Food | 3.5% (24) | 5.4% (21) | 1.0% (3) |
| Plastics and rubber products | 3.3% (23) | 5.9% (23) | 0.0% (0) |
| Finance and insurance | 2.8% (19) | 1.3% (5) | 4.7% (14) |
| Department and other general merchandise stores | 2.5% (17) | 1.5% (6) | 3.7% (11) |
| Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 2.5% (17) | 3.4% (13) | 1.3% (4) |
| Personal and laundry services | 2.3% (16) | 1.0% (4) | 4.0% (12) |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 2.2% (15) | 3.1% (12) | 1.0% (3) |
| Social assistance | 1.9% (13) | 0.0% (0) | 4.3% (13) |
| Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores | 1.9% (13) | 0.0% (0) | 4.3% (13) |
| Printing and related support activities | 1.7% (12) | 0.0% (0) | 4.0% (12) |
| Metal and metal products | 1.6% (11) | 1.3% (5) | 2.0% (6) |
| Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 1.6% (11) | 1.5% (6) | 1.7% (5) |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 1.5% (10) | 0.0% (0) | 3.3% (10) |
| Warehousing and storage | 1.5% (10) | 1.0% (4) | 2.0% (6) |
| Repair and maintenance | 1.2% (8) | 1.0% (4) | 1.3% (4) |
| Health care | 1.2% (8) | 1.0% (4) | 1.3% (4) |
| Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers | 1.2% (8) | 1.0% (4) | 1.3% (4) |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 1.0% (7) | 1.0% (4) | 1.0% (3) |
| Petroleum and coal products | 0.9% (6) | 1.5% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 0.9% (6) | 1.5% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
| Chemicals | 0.7% (5) | 1.3% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
| Transportation equipment | 0.7% (5) | 1.3% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
| Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 0.7% (5) | 1.3% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 0.7% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 1.7% (5) |
| Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores | 0.6% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 1.3% (4) |
| Pharmacies and drug stores | 0.6% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 1.3% (4) |
| Furniture and related product manufacturing | 0.6% (4) | 1.0% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
| Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores | 0.6% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 1.3% (4) |
| Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.6% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 1.3% (4) |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 0.6% (4) | 1.0% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
| Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (3) | 0.8% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 0.4% (3) | 0.0% (0) | 1.0% (3) |
| Machinery | 0.4% (3) | 0.8% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| Utilities | 0.4% (3) | 0.8% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 0.3% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 0.7% (2) |
Unemployment in Polk City
- Unemployment by race in 2022
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 2.0%Males
- Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
- 16.4%Males
- Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
- 10.1%Males
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 1.2%Males
- 9.6%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
| Polk City: | 9.0% (127) |
| Florida: | 4.5% (392,704) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
| Polk City: | 1.6% (23) |
| Florida: | 3.4% (297,577) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
| Polk City: | 9.7% (137) |
| Florida: | 3.9% (342,315) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
| Polk City: | 18.0% (253) |
| Florida: | 9.1% (788,599) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
| Polk City: | 10.4% (147) |
| Florida: | 8.7% (756,456) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
| Polk City: | 9.2% (130) |
| Florida: | 15.2% (1,316,448) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
| Polk City: | 9.9% (139) |
| Florida: | 10.5% (910,842) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
| Polk City: | 15.7% (222) |
| Florida: | 12.9% (1,115,241) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
| Polk City: | 4.9% (69) |
| Florida: | 5.9% (508,086) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
| Polk City: | 1.3% (18) |
| Florida: | 8.2% (709,412) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
| Polk City: | 1.6% (22) |
| Florida: | 3.5% (307,177) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
| Polk City: | 0.6% (9) |
| Florida: | 1.5% (131,039) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
| Polk City: | 5.0% (71) |
| Florida: | 6.4% (559,017) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
| Polk City: | 4.0% (56) |
| Florida: | 6.2% (539,911) |
<5am:
| Polk City: | 10.3% (69) |
| Florida: | 2.8% (195,491) |
5:30am:
| Polk City: | 6.0% (40) |
| Florida: | 2.4% (162,873) |
6am:
| Polk City: | 2.2% (15) |
| Florida: | 3.6% (247,678) |
6:30am:
| Polk City: | 9.9% (66) |
| Florida: | 8.2% (569,201) |
7am:
| Polk City: | 16.0% (107) |
| Florida: | 10.4% (720,998) |
7:30am:
| Polk City: | 8.8% (59) |
| Florida: | 15.4% (1,063,673) |
8am:
| Polk City: | 16.0% (107) |
| Florida: | 15.1% (1,046,414) |
8:30am:
| Polk City: | 4.0% (27) |
| Florida: | 11.8% (812,057) |
9am:
| Polk City: | 1.8% (12) |
| Florida: | 5.6% (388,700) |
10am:
| Polk City: | 4.0% (27) |
| Florida: | 6.1% (419,450) |
11am:
| Polk City: | 3.1% (21) |
| Florida: | 2.4% (167,860) |
12pm:
| Polk City: | 0.6% (4) |
| Florida: | 1.1% (77,065) |
4pm:
| Polk City: | 5.4% (36) |
| Florida: | 6.0% (413,569) |
>4pm:
| Polk City: | 7.2% (48) |
| Florida: | 6.0% (418,050) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
| Polk City: | 6.4% (48) |
| Florida: | 5.6% (260,849) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
| Polk City: | 3.1% (23) |
| Florida: | 4.5% (211,910) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
| Polk City: | 14.1% (105) |
| Florida: | 4.8% (226,216) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
| Polk City: | 19.7% (146) |
| Florida: | 10.8% (501,749) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
| Polk City: | 6.2% (46) |
| Florida: | 8.7% (407,840) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
| Polk City: | 10.7% (80) |
| Florida: | 14.9% (696,502) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
| Polk City: | 4.6% (34) |
| Florida: | 9.2% (428,477) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
| Polk City: | 15.2% (113) |
| Florida: | 12.0% (561,416) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Males:
| Polk City: | 6.0% (44) |
| Florida: | 5.0% (234,209) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Males:
| Polk City: | 0.6% (5) |
| Florida: | 7.3% (341,218) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Males:
| Polk City: | 1.2% (9) |
| Florida: | 1.4% (64,627) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
| Polk City: | 6.9% (51) |
| Florida: | 6.4% (299,767) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
| Polk City: | 6.8% (50) |
| Florida: | 6.1% (284,135) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Females:
| Polk City: | 12.9% (85) |
| Florida: | 3.3% (131,855) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Females:
| Polk City: | 4.7% (31) |
| Florida: | 2.9% (116,099) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
| Polk City: | 14.8% (98) |
| Florida: | 7.2% (286,850) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
| Polk City: | 15.8% (105) |
| Florida: | 8.7% (348,616) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
| Polk City: | 7.9% (52) |
| Florida: | 15.5% (619,946) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
| Polk City: | 16.2% (107) |
| Florida: | 12.0% (482,365) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
| Polk City: | 16.4% (109) |
| Florida: | 13.8% (553,825) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Females:
| Polk City: | 4.0% (26) |
| Florida: | 6.8% (273,877) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
| Polk City: | 2.1% (14) |
| Florida: | 9.2% (368,194) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Females:
| Polk City: | 3.3% (22) |
| Florida: | 4.0% (160,234) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
| Polk City: | 2.6% (17) |
| Florida: | 6.5% (259,250) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
| Polk City: | 1.2% (8) |
| Florida: | 6.4% (255,776) |
Travel time to work
Percentage of workers working in this county: 71.9%
Number of people working at home: 42 (2.8% of all workers)
Number of people working at home: 42 (2.8% of all workers)
Less than 5 minutes:
| Polk City: | 2.6% (38) |
| Florida: | 2.1% (184,936) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Polk City: | 12.7% (183) |
| Florida: | 6.7% (576,605) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Polk City: | 8.1% (116) |
| Florida: | 11.6% (997,405) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Polk City: | 24.0% (346) |
| Florida: | 14.4% (1,244,117) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Polk City: | 6.7% (97) |
| Florida: | 15.4% (1,324,857) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Polk City: | 13.2% (190) |
| Florida: | 7.3% (626,671) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Polk City: | 6.2% (89) |
| Florida: | 16.5% (1,426,038) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Polk City: | 8.1% (116) |
| Florida: | 3.6% (307,200) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Polk City: | 3.3% (47) |
| Florida: | 4.4% (383,465) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Polk City: | 11.1% (160) |
| Florida: | 9.3% (798,942) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Polk City: | 1.8% (26) |
| Florida: | 6.2% (539,029) |
Less than 5 minutes:
| Polk City: | 4.2% (28) |
| Florida: | 2.3% (155,487) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Polk City: | 8.2% (55) |
| Florida: | 8.6% (595,769) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Polk City: | 1.3% (9) |
| Florida: | 13.3% (922,343) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Polk City: | 5.8% (39) |
| Florida: | 15.7% (1,085,636) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Polk City: | 17.2% (115) |
| Florida: | 15.1% (1,040,084) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Polk City: | 8.1% (54) |
| Florida: | 5.9% (404,902) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Polk City: | 25.6% (171) |
| Florida: | 15.6% (1,078,082) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Polk City: | 4.8% (32) |
| Florida: | 2.6% (182,138) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Polk City: | 5.2% (35) |
| Florida: | 3.4% (237,660) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Polk City: | 7.9% (53) |
| Florida: | 7.7% (534,237) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Polk City: | 4.5% (30) |
| Florida: | 4.4% (303,002) |
90 or more minutes:
| Polk City: | 2.5% (17) |
| Florida: | 2.4% (163,739) |
5 to 9 minutes - Males:
| Polk City: | 14.6% (124) |
| Florida: | 6.1% (284,191) |
10 to 14 minutes - Males:
| Polk City: | 7.0% (59) |
| Florida: | 10.6% (491,236) |
15 to 19 minutes - Males:
| Polk City: | 16.4% (140) |
| Florida: | 13.6% (630,510) |
20 to 24 minutes - Males:
| Polk City: | 10.8% (92) |
| Florida: | 15.1% (697,633) |
25 to 29 minutes - Males:
| Polk City: | 12.5% (106) |
| Florida: | 6.9% (317,358) |
30 to 34 minutes - Males:
| Polk City: | 8.7% (75) |
| Florida: | 17.0% (784,644) |
35 to 39 minutes - Males:
| Polk City: | 9.8% (84) |
| Florida: | 3.8% (174,330) |
40 to 44 minutes - Males:
| Polk City: | 5.2% (44) |
| Florida: | 4.7% (218,235) |
45 to 59 minutes - Males:
| Polk City: | 12.6% (108) |
| Florida: | 9.9% (456,034) |
60 to 89 minutes - Males:
| Polk City: | 2.9% (24) |
| Florida: | 7.3% (336,551) |
Less than 5 minutes - Females:
| Polk City: | 6.7% (40) |
| Florida: | 2.2% (89,706) |
5 to 9 minutes - Females:
| Polk City: | 10.7% (63) |
| Florida: | 7.3% (292,414) |
10 to 14 minutes - Females:
| Polk City: | 9.4% (56) |
| Florida: | 12.7% (506,169) |
15 to 19 minutes - Females:
| Polk City: | 34.1% (202) |
| Florida: | 15.4% (613,607) |
20 to 24 minutes - Females:
| Polk City: | 1.6% (9) |
| Florida: | 15.7% (627,224) |
25 to 29 minutes - Females:
| Polk City: | 14.0% (83) |
| Florida: | 7.7% (309,313) |
30 to 34 minutes - Females:
| Polk City: | 2.0% (12) |
| Florida: | 16.1% (641,394) |
35 to 39 minutes - Females:
| Polk City: | 6.2% (37) |
| Florida: | 3.3% (132,870) |
40 to 44 minutes - Females:
| Polk City: | 0.8% (5) |
| Florida: | 4.1% (165,230) |
45 to 59 minutes - Females:
| Polk City: | 8.5% (50) |
| Florida: | 8.6% (342,908) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
| Polk City: | 94.4% (1,420) |
| Florida: | 83.5% (3,317,217) |
Carpooled:
| Polk City: | 5.3% (80) |
| Florida: | 10.8% (464,002) |
Other means:
| Polk City: | 0.3% (4) |
| Florida: | 2.1% (79,000) |
Drove car alone:
| Polk City: | 76.2% (510) |
| Florida: | 78.8% (5,445,527) |
Carpooled:
| Polk City: | 18.7% (125) |
| Florida: | 12.9% (893,766) |
Walked:
| Polk City: | 0.4% (3) |
| Florida: | 1.7% (118,386) |
Drove car alone - Males:
| Polk City: | 92.0% (810) |
| Florida: | 83.9% (3,317,217) |
Carpooled - Males:
| Polk City: | 8.0% (70) |
| Florida: | 10.0% (464,002) |
Drove car alone - Females:
| Polk City: | 97.6% (612) |
| Florida: | 83.0% (3,317,217) |
Carpooled - Females:
| Polk City: | 1.7% (11) |
| Florida: | 11.6% (464,002) |
Other means - Females:
| Polk City: | 0.7% (4) |
| Florida: | 2.0% (79,000) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
| Polk City: | 87.2% (1,194) |
| Florida: | 88.6% (7,233,290) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Polk City: | 10.7% (147) |
| Florida: | 8.5% (691,908) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Polk City: | 1.2% (16) |
| Florida: | 1.8% (145,914) |
Drove alone:
| Polk City: | 80.3% (510) |
| Florida: | 85.9% (5,445,527) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Polk City: | 10.7% (68) |
| Florida: | 11.0% (698,577) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Polk City: | 4.1% (26) |
| Florida: | 1.9% (117,465) |
In 4 person carpool:
| Polk City: | 3.1% (20) |
| Florida: | 0.7% (42,034) |
In 5-6 person carpool:
| Polk City: | 1.7% (11) |
| Florida: | 0.3% (22,177) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
| Polk City: | 73.7% (1,111) |
| Florida: | 68.7% (7,204,504) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Polk City: | 2.3% (34) |
| Florida: | 6.4% (671,306) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Polk City: | 5.4% (81) |
| Florida: | 6.8% (713,144) |
Local government workers:
| Polk City: | 4.7% (71) |
| Florida: | 6.4% (671,727) |
State government workers:
| Polk City: | 4.1% (62) |
| Florida: | 2.8% (291,320) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Polk City: | 9.8% (148) |
| Florida: | 6.5% (680,593) |
Employee of private company:
| Polk City: | 75.0% (517) |
| Florida: | 69.2% (4,840,105) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Polk City: | 1.9% (13) |
| Florida: | 4.9% (343,812) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Polk City: | 2.2% (15) |
| Florida: | 5.7% (395,397) |
Local government workers:
| Polk City: | 10.2% (70) |
| Florida: | 7.7% (542,086) |
State government workers:
| Polk City: | 3.9% (27) |
| Florida: | 3.7% (261,182) |
Federal government workers:
| Polk City: | 0.6% (4) |
| Florida: | 2.2% (157,343) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Polk City: | 6.2% (43) |
| Florida: | 6.2% (435,619) |
Employee of private company - Males:
| Polk City: | 77.9% (596) |
| Florida: | 70.6% (3,886,480) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
| Polk City: | 2.3% (18) |
| Florida: | 8.0% (439,838) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
| Polk City: | 1.0% (8) |
| Florida: | 4.5% (249,154) |
Local government workers - Males:
| Polk City: | 2.7% (21) |
| Florida: | 5.0% (277,922) |
State government workers - Males:
| Polk City: | 2.3% (18) |
| Florida: | 2.2% (119,973) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
| Polk City: | 13.8% (105) |
| Florida: | 7.0% (387,943) |
Employee of private company - Females:
| Polk City: | 69.3% (514) |
| Florida: | 66.6% (3,318,024) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
| Polk City: | 2.2% (16) |
| Florida: | 4.6% (231,468) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
| Polk City: | 9.9% (74) |
| Florida: | 9.3% (463,990) |
Local government workers - Females:
| Polk City: | 6.8% (51) |
| Florida: | 7.9% (393,805) |
State government workers - Females:
| Polk City: | 5.9% (44) |
| Florida: | 3.4% (171,347) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
| Polk City: | 5.8% (43) |
| Florida: | 5.9% (292,650) |