fizkes // Shutterstock When the COVID-19 pandemic struck in early 2020, every task that could adapt to a remote activity did–fitness classes, happy hours, even doctor’s visits–and, crucially, the workday. But plenty stayed in-person, partly depending on the task or job. A Pew Research Center survey conducted in October 2020 found that 71% of people who could do their jobs remotely were working remotely. Still, lower-income workers were less likely to be doing so, regardless of what their job duties were. Geography mattered, too: Cities were more likely to have remote-friendly jobs, according to an OECD analysis, but many rural areas sought to attract workers who could now work from anywhere. The shift to remote work didn’t completely end once offices reopened for in-person work: According to another survey from Pew Research Center, 59% of respondents were still working remotely in 2022. ClickUp used Census Bureau data from the 2021 American Community Survey to find the county in each state with the largest percentage of people working from home at least some of the time. Of course, the reason many workers are choosing to telework is different in 2023 than it was in March 2020. In the same 2022 Pew Research Center survey, respondents said working from home made it easier to balance their personal lives with work and meet deadlines. Fewer remote workers said they were concerned about being exposed to COVID-19 than in 2020. Furthermore, a 2022 survey conducted by McKinsey and Company found that of the professionals surveyed who had the opportunity to work from home, 87% took advantage of it. A flexible working arrangement was even cited as the third-most powerful motivator to look for a new job. So what is the state of remote work across the country? Nearly 18% of Americans who responded to the 2021 Census Bureau American Community Survey said they worked from home at least some during the previous week. That’s 27.6 million people–roughly triple the 9 million who said they worked from home in 2019. Of course, the amount of remote workers varies from state to state: Nearly half of District of Columbia professionals worked remotely in 2021, with nearly a quarter of workers in Washington, Maryland, Colorado, and Massachusetts also logging on at home. In this analysis, ties were broken by the number of workers in a county. Single-year American Community Survey estimates were only available for about 620 counties–those with populations over 65,000–out of over 3,000 nationwide, but were used instead of five-year estimates due to the extreme changes in work-from-home trends over the past few years. States are listed here in alphabetical order. Keep reading to discover where most people work from home in your state. Alabama: Madison County Canva – People working from home within county: 19.2% of workers – Total number of workers within county (age 16+): 193,623 – People working from home statewide: 9.6% of workers – Total number of workers statewide (age 16+): 2.2 million Alaska: Anchorage Municipality Canva – People working from home within county: 12.6% of workers – Total number of workers within county (age 16+): 145,508 – People working from home statewide: 10.3% of workers – Total number of workers statewide (age 16+): 343,883 Arizona: Maricopa County Gregory E. Clifford // Shutterstock – People working from home within county: 23.8% of workers – Total number of workers within county (age 16+): 2.2 million – People working from home statewide: 20.7% of workers – Total number of workers statewide (age 16+): 3.3 million Arkansas: Benton County shuttersv // Shutterstock – People working from home within county: 21.5% of workers – Total number of workers within county (age 16+): 145,609 – People working from home statewide: 9.7% of workers – Total number of workers statewide (age 16+): 1.3 million California: San Francisco County Canva – People working from home within county: 45.6% of workers – Total number of workers within county (age 16+): 438,943 – People working from home statewide: 21.4% of workers – Total number of workers statewide (age 16+): 17.8 million Colorado: Boulder County Maciej Bledowski // Shutterstock – People working from home within county: 36.3% of workers – Total number of workers within county (age 16+): 172,868 – People working from home statewide: 23.7% of workers – Total number of workers statewide (age 16+): 3.0 million Connecticut: Fairfield County Canva – People working from home within county: 23.5% of workers – Total number of workers within county (age 16+): 479,278 – People working from home statewide: 19.5% of workers – Total number of workers statewide (age 16+): 1.8 million Delaware: New Castle County Real Window Creative // Shutterstock – People working from home within county: 23.6% of workers – Total number of workers within county (age 16+): 275,885 – People working from home statewide: 18.6% of workers – Total number of workers statewide (age 16+): 455,993 Florida: Seminole County Brittx // Shutterstock – People working from home within county: 25.6% of workers – Total number of workers within county (age 16+): 240,502 – People working from home statewide: 16.6% of workers – Total number of workers statewide (age 16+): 9.9 million Georgia: Fulton County Brett Barnhill // Shutterstock – People working from home within county: 36.3% of workers – Total number of workers within county (age 16+): 558,580 – People working from home statewide: 18.2% of workers – Total number of workers statewide (age 16+): 5.0 million Hawaii: Hawaii County dirkr // Shutterstock – People working from home within county: 13.0% of workers – Total number of workers within county (age 16+): 82,140 – People working from home statewide: 10.7% of workers – Total number of workers statewide (age 16+): 668,446 Idaho: Ada County Charles Knowles // Shutterstock – People working from home within county: 20.0% of workers – Total number of workers within county (age 16+): 254,309 – People working from home statewide: 13.3% of workers – Total number of workers statewide (age 16+): 889,536 Illinois: DuPage County Canva – People working from home within county: 26.7% of workers – Total number of workers within county (age 16+): 468,211 – People working from home statewide: 19.3% of workers – Total number of workers statewide (age 16+): 6.0 million Indiana: Hamilton County Canva – People working from home within county: 27.4% of workers – Total number of workers within county (age 16+): 187,363 – People working from home statewide: 11.9% of workers – Total number of workers statewide (age 16+): 3.2 million Iowa: Dallas County Jacob Boomsma // Shutterstock – People working from home within county: 27.4% of workers – Total number of workers within county (age 16+): 59,377 – People working from home statewide: 13.4% of workers – Total number of workers statewide (age 16+): 1.6 million Kansas: Johnson County Canva – People working from home within county: 27.1% of workers – Total number of workers within county (age 16+): 329,827 – People working from home statewide: 13.8% of workers – Total number of workers statewide (age 16+): 1.4 million Kentucky: Oldham County Stephen Bailey // Shutterstock – People working from home within county: 21.4% of workers – Total number of workers within county (age 16+): 33,386 – People working from home statewide: 11.5% of workers – Total number of workers statewide (age 16+): 2.0 million Louisiana: Orleans Parish TFoxFoto // Shutterstock – People working from home within county: 17.8% of workers – Total number of workers within county (age 16+): 164,397 – People working from home statewide: 8.4% of workers – Total number of workers statewide (age 16+): 1.9 million Maine: Cumberland County Joseph Sohm // Shutterstock – People working from home within county: 26.3% of workers – Total number of workers within county (age 16+): 161,823 – People working from home statewide: 17.7% of workers – Total number of workers statewide (age 16+): 660,465 Maryland: Montgomery County Canva – People working from home within county: 37.1% of workers – Total number of workers within county (age 16+): 540,481 – People working from home statewide: 24.0% of workers – Total number of workers statewide (age 16+): 3.1 million Massachusetts: Middlesex County Joseph Sohm // Shutterstock – People working from home within county: 32.3% of workers – Total number of workers within county (age 16+): 866,649 – People working from home statewide: 23.7% of workers – Total number of workers statewide (age 16+): 3.5 million Michigan: Washtenaw County Jacob Boomsma // Shutterstock – People working from home within county: 29.5% of workers – Total number of workers within county (age 16+): 183,684 – People working from home statewide: 16.4% of workers – Total number of workers statewide (age 16+): 4.5 million Minnesota: Washington County Jeff Lueders // Shutterstock – People working from home within county: 32.3% of workers – Total number of workers within county (age 16+): 140,694 – People working from home statewide: 20.9% of workers – Total number of workers statewide (age 16+): 2.9 million Mississippi: DeSoto County Monarch Productions // Shutterstockk – People working from home within county: 10.2% of workers – Total number of workers within county (age 16+): 91,372 – People working from home statewide: 6.3% of workers – Total number of workers statewide (age 16+): 1.2 million Missouri: St. Charles County Rob Neville Photos // Shutterstock – People working from home within county: 22.6% of workers – Total number of workers within county (age 16+): 216,203 – People working from home statewide: 14.7% of workers – Total number of workers statewide (age 16+): 2.9 million Montana: Gallatin County Madison Kent // Shutterstock – People working from home within county: 18.0% of workers – Total number of workers within county (age 16+): 66,583 – People working from home statewide: 14.0% of workers – Total number of workers statewide (age 16+): 522,807 Nebraska: Douglas County Canva – People working from home within county: 19.1% of workers – Total number of workers within county (age 16+): 303,363 – People working from home statewide: 12.8% of workers – Total number of workers statewide (age 16+): 1.0 million Nevada: Washoe County Jacob Boomsma // Shutterstock – People working from home within county: 14.2% of workers – Total number of workers within county (age 16+): 245,560 – People working from home statewide: 13.0% of workers – Total number of workers statewide (age 16+): 1.4 million New Hampshire: Hillsborough County Canva – People working from home within county: 22.7% of workers – Total number of workers within county (age 16+): 233,146 – People working from home statewide: 19.3% of workers – Total number of workers statewide (age 16+): 733,129 New Jersey: Somerset County FotosForTheFuture // Shutterstock – People working from home within county: 31.4% of workers – Total number of workers within county (age 16+): 178,934 – People working from home statewide: 22.1% of workers – Total number of workers statewide (age 16+): 4.4 million New Mexico: Santa Fe County Jimack // Shutterstock – People working from home within county: 24.3% of workers – Total number of workers within county (age 16+): 69,704 – People working from home statewide: 15.2% of workers – Total number of workers statewide (age 16+): 877,399 New York: New York County pisaphotography // Shutterstock – People working from home within county: 36.5% of workers – Total number of workers within county (age 16+): 793,149 – People working from home statewide: 19.6% of workers – Total number of workers statewide (age 16+): 9.0 million North Carolina: Orange County Bryan Pollard // Shutterstock – People working from home within county: 35.2% of workers – Total number of workers within county (age 16+): 71,761 – People working from home statewide: 18.8% of workers – Total number of workers statewide (age 16+): 4.9 million North Dakota: Cass County Guy William // Shutterstock – People working from home within county: 13.7% of workers – Total number of workers within county (age 16+): 107,722 – People working from home statewide: 8.9% of workers – Total number of workers statewide (age 16+): 397,892 Ohio: Delaware County dvgpro // Shutterstock – People working from home within county: 32.1% of workers – Total number of workers within county (age 16+): 116,974 – People working from home statewide: 14.8% of workers – Total number of workers statewide (age 16+): 5.5 million Oklahoma: Tulsa County Valiik30 // Shutterstock – People working from home within county: 14.0% of workers – Total number of workers within county (age 16+): 311,061 – People working from home statewide: 10.4% of workers – Total number of workers statewide (age 16+): 1.8 million Oregon: Multnomah County Josemaria Toscano // Shutterstock – People working from home within county: 32.1% of workers – Total number of workers within county (age 16+): 425,906 – People working from home statewide: 22.7% of workers – Total number of workers statewide (age 16+): 2.0 million Pennsylvania: Chester County LittleKitty // Shutterstock – People working from home within county: 29.1% of workers – Total number of workers within county (age 16+): 280,530 – People working from home statewide: 18.7% of workers – Total number of workers statewide (age 16+): 6.1 million Rhode Island: Newport County Ramunas Bruzas // Shutterstock – People working from home within county: 23.2% of workers – Total number of workers within county (age 16+): 42,058 – People working from home statewide: 17.5% of workers – Total number of workers statewide (age 16+): 533,088 South Carolina: York County Nolichuckyjake // Shutterstock – People working from home within county: 18.5% of workers – Total number of workers within county (age 16+): 137,482 – People working from home statewide: 11.7% of workers – Total number of workers statewide (age 16+): 2.3 million South Dakota: Minnehaha County Steven Frame // Shutterstock – People working from home within county: 14.7% of workers – Total number of workers within county (age 16+): 109,606 – People working from home statewide: 11.1% of workers – Total number of workers statewide (age 16+): 445,606 Tennessee: Williamson County Canva – People working from home within county: 31.3% of workers – Total number of workers within county (age 16+): 131,742 – People working from home statewide: 14.0% of workers – Total number of workers statewide (age 16+): 3.2 million Texas: Travis County Canva – People working from home within county: 36.2% of workers – Total number of workers within county (age 16+): 731,623 – People working from home statewide: 16.3% of workers – Total number of workers statewide (age 16+): 13.6 million Utah: Salt Lake County Canva – People working from home within county: 23.5% of workers – Total number of workers within county (age 16+): 613,545 – People working from home statewide: 20.0% of workers – Total number of workers statewide (age 16+): 1.6 million Vermont: Chittenden County Erika J Mitchell // Shutterstock – People working from home within county: 26.4% of workers – Total number of workers within county (age 16+): 91,678 – People working from home statewide: 19.6% of workers – Total number of workers statewide (age 16+): 327,910 Virginia: Arlington County Orhan Cam // Shutterstock – People working from home within county: 48.8% of workers – Total number of workers within county (age 16+): 142,653 – People working from home statewide: 22.3% of workers – Total number of workers statewide (age 16+): 4.3 million Washington DC Orhan Cam // Shutterstock – People working from home within county: 48.3% of workers – Total number of workers within county (age 16+): 354,033 – People working from home statewide: 48.3% of workers – Total number of workers statewide (age 16+): 354,033 Washington: King County kan_khampanya // Shutterstock – People working from home within county: 38.3% of workers – Total number of workers within county (age 16+): 1.2 million – People working from home statewide: 24.2% of workers – Total number of workers statewide (age 16+): 3.7 million West Virginia: Monongalia County Canva – People working from home within county: 16.1% of workers – Total number of workers within county (age 16+): 50,715 – People working from home statewide: 10.2% of workers – Total number of workers statewide (age 16+): 707,299 Wisconsin: Dane County Paul Brady Photography // Shutterstock – People working from home within county: 24.4% of workers – Total number of workers within county (age 16+): 313,158 – People working from home statewide: 14.8% of workers – Total number of workers statewide (age 16+): 2.9 million Wyoming: Natrona County Canva – People working from home within county: 7.3% of workers – Total number of workers within county (age 16+): 38,741 – People working from home statewide: 8.9% of workers – Total number of workers statewide (age 16+): 283,628 This story originally appeared on ClickUp and was produced and distributed in partnership with Stacker Studio.
Counties where the most people work from home in each state
