Census ACS 2020 to 2024 ยท BLS OEWS May 2024
Remote work statistics in the US
About 15.1% of American workers, roughly 24,042,489 people, usually work from home. The share ranges from 5.9% in Mississippi to 33.0% in District of Columbia. Explore the figures for every state, county, metro area and occupation.
Work from home
15.1%
50 states and DC
Workers aged 16+
159,114,094
Select a state to see its counties, commuting and teleworkable jobs.
States with the most remote workers
District of Columbia leads by a wide margin, reflecting its concentration of federal, professional and office jobs.
States with the fewest remote workers
Lower shares tend to appear where more jobs are in manufacturing, agriculture, energy and other on-site work. See all 52 states.
Popular state pages
Maryland
19.3% ยท +13.8 pts vs 2019
Arizona
18.4% ยท +10.8 pts vs 2019
Virginia
18.3% ยท +12.5 pts vs 2019
California
17.2% ยท +10.9 pts vs 2019
Georgia
15.9% ยท +9.0 pts vs 2019
Illinois
15.9% ยท +10.5 pts vs 2019
Florida
15.7% ยท +8.7 pts vs 2019
New York
14.9% ยท +10.1 pts vs 2019
Texas
14.4% ยท +8.7 pts vs 2019
Ohio
13.0% ยท +8.4 pts vs 2019
Indiana
10.7% ยท +6.4 pts vs 2019
Remote work in major cities
Work from home shares for the largest US metro areas by number of workers, plus some of the most searched cities.
Metro areas with the highest share working from home
- 1. Boulder, CO31.2%
- 2. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX26.8%
- 3. Raleigh-Cary, NC26.2%
- 4. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA25.8%
- 5. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV25.4%
- 6. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA24.0%
- 7. Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO23.9%
- 8. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA23.5%
- 9. Durham-Chapel Hill, NC23.2%
- 10. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA22.7%
Which jobs can be done from home?
Using the Dingel and Neiman (2020) teleworkability scores, 236 of the 673 occupations we could classify can typically be done from home. They account for about 38.7% of employment in those classified occupations.
Most searched remote jobs
Customer Service Representatives
remote customer service and call center work ยท Teleworkable ยท median $42,830
Data Entry Keyers
data entry from home ยท Teleworkable ยท median $39,850
Human Resources Specialists
remote HR and recruiter ยท Teleworkable ยท median $72,910
Software Developers
remote software engineer and developer ยท Not classified ยท median $133,080
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
Not classified ยท median $66,260
Data Scientists
remote data analyst ยท Not classified ยท median $112,590
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
remote marketing ยท Teleworkable ยท median $76,950
Computer User Support Specialists
remote help desk and tech support ยท Not classified ยท median $60,340
Project Management Specialists
remote project manager ยท Not classified ยท median $100,750
Billing and Posting Clerks
remote billing ยท Teleworkable ยท median $47,170