Friday 16 September 2022 04:47 AM DC is the WFH capital, with 48.3% of workers remaining at home in 2021 trends now
Washington, D.C. has become America's work from home capital as 48.3 percent of employees worked remotely in 2021, new Census data revealed.
The U.S. Census Bureau's latest findings showed that DC has paved the way for remote work, with Seattle following close behind with 46.8 percent of employees working from home.
San Francisco had 45.6 percent of its labor force working remotely, while Austin and Atlanta had 38.8 and 38.7 percent, respectively.
Meanwhile, Memphis, El Paso, Texas and Wichita, Kansas, all trailed at the bottom with only 10 percent of employees working from home.
Overall, the US reported that nearly 18 percent of its workforce was enjoying remote work, nearly three times as much prior to the pandemic.
'Work and commuting are central to American life, so the widespread adoption of working from home is a defining feature of the Covid-19 pandemic,' Census Bureau statistician Michael Burrows said in a statement on Thursday.
'With the number of people who primarily work from home tripling over just a two-year period, the pandemic has very strongly impacted the commuting landscape in the U.S.'
The US Census Bureau found Washington, D.C., Seattle, San Francisco, Austin and Atlanta are leading the work from home lifestyle, while Memphis, El Paso, Texas and Wichita, Kansas, all trailed behind with about 10 percent of its workforce working from home
Washington, D.C. nearly mirrored the national remote work average prior to the pandemic, reporting about 6 to 7 percent of its labor force working from home between 2017 and 2019.
Among metro areas with a population of over 1 million, the capital ranked third in remote work with 33.1 percent, just below the San Jose metro-area at 34.8 percent and the San Francisco Bay Area at 35.1 percent.
Washington, Maryland, Colorado and Massachusetts all ranked among the highest percentage of home-base workers
