2025 GSA Per Diem Rates for Polk County, Iowa

Note: These per diem rates are for next year. Click here to view 2024 per diem rates.

Polk County Per Diems for December 2025:

Lodging:

$121.00 / night

Meals & Incidentals:

$80.00 / day

These per diem rates are set by the GSA and are used by Federal and local governments as well as many private-sector companies to reimburse employees for business travel expenses incurred within Polk County, Iowa (county borders are highlighted on the Iowa map).

Generally, you will be entitled to one Lodging per-diem of up to $121.00 to cover your actual hotel costs and one Meals & Incidentals per-diem payment of $80.00 to cover food and incidentals like parking costs for each full day of travel within Polk County. 75% of the normal M&IE per diem rates are generally issued for your first and last days of travel.


Month Lodging Meals & IE Meals Only Proportional Meals Incidentals
October, 2024 $121.00 $80.00 $75.00 $47.00 $5.00
November, 2024 $121.00 $80.00 $75.00 $47.00 $5.00
December, 2024 $121.00 $80.00 $75.00 $47.00 $5.00
January, 2025 $121.00 $80.00 $75.00 $47.00 $5.00
February, 2025 $121.00 $80.00 $75.00 $47.00 $5.00
March, 2025 $121.00 $80.00 $75.00 $47.00 $5.00
April, 2025 $121.00 $80.00 $75.00 $47.00 $5.00
May, 2025 $121.00 $80.00 $75.00 $47.00 $5.00
June, 2025 $121.00 $80.00 $75.00 $47.00 $5.00
July, 2025 $121.00 $80.00 $75.00 $47.00 $5.00
August, 2025 $121.00 $80.00 $75.00 $47.00 $5.00
September, 2025 $121.00 $80.00 $75.00 $47.00 $5.00

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Cities in the Polk County Per Diem Area

In the Continental United States (CONUS), per diems are assigned on a county-by-county basis. These rates apply to all cities, towns, and other areas that fall within the borders of Polk County.

The Polk County per diem rates listed on this page apply to business travel in the following cities: Camp Dodge Nosc Des Moines Clive Altoona Polk County Grimes West Des Moines Polk City Urbandale Bondurant Des Moines Runnells Ankeny Johnston Elkhart Berwick and other unincorporated areas within Polk County boundaries.


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