Table 1. Workers who could work at home, did work at home, and were paid for work at home, by selected characteristics, averages for the period 2017-2018

Table 1. Workers who could work at home, did work at home, and were paid for work at home, by selected characteristics, averages for the period 2017-2018

Table 1. Workers who could work at home, did work at home, and were paid for work at home, by selected characteristics, averages for the period 2017-2018
Characteristic	Total workers (in thousands)	Workers who could work at home
		Total (in thou- sands)	Percent of total workers	Workers who did work at home
				Total (in thou- sands)	Percent of total workers	Percent distribution by whether at-home work was for pay
				Total (in thou- sands)	Percent of total workers	Total	Paid	Unpaid	Both
Age
Total, 15 years and over	144,295	41,571	28.8	35,724	24.8	100.0	66.8	21.4	11.8
15 to 24 years	21,296	1,429	6.7	1,122	5.3	s	s	s	s
25 to 34 years	33,682	10,566	31.4	8,595	25.5	100.0	68.9	19.0	12.1
35 to 44 years	30,159	10,923	36.2	9,766	32.4	100.0	67.5	19.9	12.6
45 to 54 years	29,484	9,576	32.5	8,417	28.5	100.0	65.0	22.8	12.2
55 to 64 years	22,514	7,253	32.2	6,237	27.7	100.0	67.6	22.6	9.8
65 years and over	7,160	1,823	25.5	1,587	22.2	100.0	54.9	35.0	10.1
Sex
Men	74,830	21,849	29.2	18,726	25.0	100.0	67.3	20.7	12.0
Women	69,465	19,722	28.4	16,998	24.5	100.0	66.2	22.2	11.6
Race(1)
White	115,129	34,390	29.9	29,460	25.6	100.0	66.7	20.9	12.4
Black or African American	17,924	3,522	19.7	3,158	17.6	100.0	66.8	25.3	7.9
Asian	7,849	2,902	37.0	2,486	31.7	100.0	71.9	18.6	9.4
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity(2)
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	24,375	3,961	16.2	3,197	13.1	100.0	63.7	27.5	8.8
Non-Hispanic or Latino	119,920	37,610	31.4	32,526	27.1	100.0	67.1	20.8	12.1
Educational attainment (25 years and over)
Less than a high school diploma	6,743	280	4.2	215	3.2	s	s	s	s
High school graduates, no college	31,425	3,956	12.6	2,900	9.2	100.0	77.7	18.9	3.4
Some college or associate degree	29,407	7,118	24.2	5,729	19.5	100.0	70.3	18.9	10.8
Bachelor's degree and higher	55,424	28,788	51.9	25,758	46.5	100.0	64.8	22.4	12.8
Parent of a household child
Parent of a household child under 18 years	47,693	16,477	34.5	14,506	30.4	100.0	67.6	20.7	11.7
Parent of a child 13 to 17 years (none younger)	10,003	3,315	33.1	3,031	30.3	100.0	67.3	22.6	10.2
Parent of a child under 13 years	37,690	13,163	34.9	11,475	30.4	100.0	67.6	20.3	12.1
Not a parent of a household child under 18 years	96,602	25,094	26.0	21,218	22.0	100.0	66.2	21.9	11.9
Occupation
Management, business, and financial operations	22,754	13,679	60.1	11,664	51.3	100.0	67.4	20.3	12.3
Professional and related	40,284	17,108	42.5	15,294	38.0	100.0	64.3	23.5	12.2
Services	23,548	1,468	6.2	1,201	5.1	100.0	70.4	25.1	4.6
Sales and related	11,290	3,205	28.4	2,813	24.9	100.0	62.9	21.1	16.0
Office and administrative support	18,967	4,602	24.3	3,525	18.6	100.0	77.5	14.6	7.9
Farming, fishing, and forestry	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s
Construction and extraction	5,853	469	8.0	381	6.5	s	s	s	s
Installation, maintenance, and repair	4,053	390	9.6	300	7.4	s	s	s	s
Production	8,560	374	4.4	320	3.7	s	s	s	s
Transportation and material moving	7,859	234	3.0	202	2.6	s	s	s	s
Industry
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting	1,634	182	11.1	170	10.4	s	s	s	s
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s
Construction	6,860	1,177	17.2	989	14.4	100.0	58.7	27.2	14.1
Manufacturing	16,185	4,905	30.3	4,166	25.7	100.0	72.8	16.4	10.9
Wholesale and retail trade	18,030	2,975	16.5	2,511	13.9	100.0	71.3	16.7	12.0
Transportation and utilities	7,357	1,033	14.0	922	12.5	100.0	62.9	25.0	12.0
Information	2,685	1,432	53.3	1,212	45.1	100.0	75.0	12.7	12.3
Financial activities	10,370	5,949	57.4	4,838	46.7	100.0	70.0	15.5	14.5
Professional and business services	16,778	8,955	53.4	7,957	47.4	100.0	81.1	8.6	10.2
Education and health services	37,294	9,652	25.9	8,823	23.7	100.0	49.6	37.6	12.7
Leisure and hospitality	13,450	1,179	8.8	913	6.8	s	s	s	s
Other services	5,475	1,518	27.7	1,236	22.6	100.0	66.2	24.3	9.5
Public administration	7,552	2,253	29.8	1,650	21.8	100.0	67.2	17.0	15.8
Class of worker
Private sector	118,872	34,884	29.3	29,983	25.2	100.0	70.9	18.3	10.8
Private, for profit	107,072	30,638	28.6	26,229	24.5	100.0	71.7	17.2	11.1
Private, not for profit	11,800	4,247	36.0	3,754	31.8	100.0	65.4	26.3	8.3
Public sector	25,423	6,687	26.3	5,741	22.6	100.0	45.2	37.7	17.2
Federal government	4,595	1,444	31.4	1,128	24.5	100.0	78.1	14.1	7.9
State government	8,807	3,155	35.8	2,792	31.7	100.0	42.1	38.6	19.3
Local government	12,022	2,087	17.4	1,822	15.2	100.0	29.6	50.8	19.6
Full- and part-time status (single jobholders only)(3)
Full-time workers	106,369	34,678	32.6	29,627	27.9	100.0	65.3	21.9	12.9
Part-time workers	25,882	3,540	13.7	3,082	11.9	100.0	72.9	22.0	5.2
Usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers (single jobholders only)
Earnings less than or equal to the 25th percentile	25,200	2,314	9.2	1,656	6.6	100.0	60.9	33.0	6.1
Earnings from 25th to 50th percentiles	26,521	5,337	20.1	4,119	15.5	100.0	63.7	27.6	8.7
Earnings from 50th to 75th percentiles	27,193	10,148	37.3	8,609	31.7	100.0	66.9	20.2	12.9
Earnings greater than the 75th percentile	27,454	16,879	61.5	15,242	55.5	100.0	65.2	20.0	14.7
Work schedule flexibility(4)
Had flexible schedule	81,533	34,243	42.0	29,753	36.5	100.0	71.1	16.0	12.9
Did not have flexible schedule	62,762	7,328	11.7	5,971	9.5	100.0	45.2	48.5	6.3
(1) Estimates for race groups (White, Black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to the totals because data are not presented for all races. (2) Persons of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity may be of any race. (3) Full-time workers usually work 35 hours or more per week. Part-time workers usually work less than 35 hours per week. (4) Workers with flexible schedules were able to vary or change the times they began and stopped working. s - Estimate is suppressed because it does not meet the American Time Use Survey publication standards.
Note: Data refer to wage and salary workers at their main jobs. All self-employed workers (including workers with incorporated businesses and those with unincorporated businesses) are excluded. Unless otherwise specified, data refer to workers 15 years and over.

Last Modified Date: September 24, 2019

Table 1. Workers who could work at home, did work at home, and were paid for work at home, by selected characteristics, averages for the period 2017-2018

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