The study analyzes the US Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey which reveals households where someone has worked from home in the previous seven days, and across a variety of demographic splits in each US state including; age, gender, income, and educational background.
In 2023, Colorado has the highest percentage of people regularly working from home at least one day a week, at an average 37%. In contrast, just 12% of people in
Mississippi work from home on a regular basis – the lowest percentage in the country.
Massachusetts has the highest percentage of men and women working from home, at an average 38%, while Colorado is where women are most likely to work remotely, at an average of 37%.
The data also reveals Massachusetts has the highest number of workers earning $200,000 or more who work from home, with eight in 10 (81%) high earning residents in the state regularly working remotely.
Amongst Americans earning $25,000 or less, Utah has the most remote workers, at around 20%, while North Dakota has the fewest remote workers, with an average of 96% of employed people doing no work from home.
The data concludes Millennials (ages 25-39) are working from home most, with Massachusetts holding the highest percentage of remote workers at an average 48%.
When it comes to educational background, Maryland has the highest percentage (59%) of Americans working from home in 2023 who have a bachelor’s degree or higher.
Utah has the highest percentage of Americans whose highest education is high school working from home in 2023, at 23%, while 20% of people in the state with less than a high school education work from home.
In 2023, Wyoming has the fewest remote workers, with an average 22.2% residents working from home. Amongst Wyoming residents working from home, 66.87% don’t have a Bachalor’s degree, whilst 83.29% working from home don’t have a high school or DEG.
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