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Education & commute Statistics · Country estimate

Work from home in United States

2021 – 2024 · 4 data points Updated Oct 21, 2026
Education & commute · United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 15.1% +1.6 pp since 2023
First value · 2021 9.7%
Work from home, 2021 – 2024 percent

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021 – 2024

The series at a glance United States · 2021 – 2024
Latest value 15.1% · 2024
First value 9.7% · 2021
Highest 15.1% · 2024
Lowest 9.7% · 2021
Data points 4

By year

All years · 2021 – 2024

YearUnited StatesChange
2024estimate 15.1% +1.6 pp
2023estimate 13.5% +1.8 pp
2022estimate 11.7% +2.0 pp
2021estimate 9.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021 – 2024

What it means

The share of workers who mainly work at home.

How it is calculated

Workers who worked from home divided by all workers aged 16 and over.