New U.S. Census Bureau data shows detailed characteristics of home-based workers. Learn more in this America Counts story.





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Socioeconomic Inequalities Between Remote Workers and Commuters

The share of the workforce working from home has declined in recent years but remains more than double what it was before COVID-19. New data reveal significant inequalities between remote workers and commuters: remote workers tend to be older, are more likely to be White and less likely to be in poverty.

These findings are consistent with earlier research that showed the generally higher earnings of home-based workers and the disproportionately White composition of remote workers.

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In 2023, 13.8% of U.S. workers usually worked from home — more than twice the 5.7% that did so in 2019, despite a decrease from 17.9% in 2021 and 15.2% in 2022.

In 2019, around 9 million people worked from home in the United States. By 2023, that number had soared to more than 22 million.

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