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Metropolitan area ยท CBSA 35620

Remote work in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ area

In the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, which covers New York, Newark and Jersey City, 16.7% of workers usually work from home. That is about 1,583,880 of 9,488,045 workers. The share is 1.6 points above the US figure of 15.1%. It ranks 57 of 393 metropolitan areas.

Work from home

16.7%

US: 15.1%

Rank

57 of 393

Among metropolitan areas

Workers aged 16+

9,488,045

Mean commute

35.6 min

How people commute

Drove alone44.6%
Worked from home16.7%
Public transit24.1%

44.6% drive alone and 24.1% use public transit. Non-remote workers spend an average of 35.6 min getting to work.

Men vs women

Men working from home15.7%
Women working from home17.8%

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