Table 3. Workers who worked at home and how often they worked exclusively at home by selected characteristics, averages for the period 2024-2025

Table 3. Workers who worked at home and how often they worked exclusively at home by selected characteristics, averages for the period 2024-2025
Characteristic	Total workers (in thou- sands)	Workers who did work at home
		Total (in thou- sands)	Percent of total workers	Workers with days they worked exclusively at home(1)
				Total (in thou- sands)	Percent of total workers	Percent distribution by how often they worked exclusively at home(1)
				Total (in thou- sands)	Percent of total workers	Total	Less than once per month	Once a month	Every 2 weeks	At least 1 day per week	1 to 2 days per week	3 to 4 days per week	5 or more days per week
Age
Total, 15 years and over	151,490	50,886	33.6	42,174	27.8	100.0	4.2	4.7	4.5	4.9	27.1	18.4	36.3
15 to 24 years	22,534	2,548	11.3	1,923	8.5	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s
25 to 34 years	35,371	12,856	36.3	10,915	30.9	100.0	2.8	5.1	5.1	6.0	29.2	19.4	32.6
35 to 44 years	33,520	13,931	41.6	12,082	36.0	100.0	4.0	4.8	2.6	3.8	27.0	21.4	36.4
45 to 54 years	28,735	10,748	37.4	9,040	31.5	100.0	3.9	3.7	5.6	6.3	24.9	16.6	38.8
55 to 64 years	21,795	8,102	37.2	6,186	28.4	100.0	7.8	3.6	3.8	2.1	29.0	14.0	39.6
65 years and over	9,535	2,702	28.3	2,028	21.3	100.0	5.4	5.5	8.2	6.3	20.0	23.0	31.7
Sex
Men	78,956	25,331	32.1	20,679	26.2	100.0	4.1	5.2	5.2	5.4	28.8	17.8	33.5
Women	72,534	25,555	35.2	21,495	29.6	100.0	4.4	4.2	3.7	4.4	25.4	19.0	38.9
Race(2)
White	117,311	39,015	33.3	32,293	27.5	100.0	4.9	5.0	5.2	4.9	25.3	18.9	35.7
Black or African American	19,628	5,576	28.4	4,593	23.4	100.0	2.5	4.4	1.9	3.2	34.2	11.7	42.1
Asian	10,294	5,043	49.0	4,296	41.7	100.0	1.8	2.4	2.2	5.9	31.5	20.8	35.5
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity(3)
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	30,290	5,896	19.5	4,769	15.7	100.0	3.2	5.5	3.6	3.7	26.0	18.1	39.9
Non-Hispanic or Latino	121,200	44,990	37.1	37,405	30.9	100.0	4.4	4.5	4.6	5.0	27.2	18.5	35.8
Educational attainment (25 years and over)
Less than a high school diploma	7,529	193	2.6	171	2.3	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s
High school graduates, no college	31,732	4,850	15.3	3,618	11.4	100.0	5.5	3.3	3.2	6.4	18.6	11.4	51.6
Some college or associate degree	26,327	7,129	27.1	5,581	21.2	100.0	3.8	4.0	4.6	6.1	25.3	20.0	36.2
Bachelor's degree and higher	63,369	36,166	57.1	30,882	48.7	100.0	4.1	4.8	4.5	4.4	28.5	19.5	34.2
Parent of a household child
Parent of a household child under 18 years	47,477	18,082	38.1	15,355	32.3	100.0	4.2	5.1	4.2	5.1	24.4	19.8	37.1
Parent of a child 13 to 17 years (none younger)	10,062	3,506	34.8	3,048	30.3	100.0	5.1	8.7	4.4	3.8	24.3	17.2	36.5
Parent of a child under 13 years	37,415	14,576	39.0	12,307	32.9	100.0	4.0	4.2	4.1	5.4	24.5	20.4	37.3
Not a parent of a household child under 18 years	104,014	32,804	31.5	26,819	25.8	100.0	4.3	4.4	4.6	4.8	28.6	17.7	35.7
Occupation
Management, business, and financial operations	26,106	17,707	67.8	14,959	57.3	100.0	3.3	5.2	4.3	4.1	25.0	21.8	36.3
Professional and related	43,567	21,052	48.3	17,884	41.0	100.0	4.7	4.0	4.7	5.0	30.7	17.9	33.0
Services	23,282	1,523	6.5	1,008	4.3	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s
Sales and related	11,810	3,530	29.9	2,743	23.2	100.0	4.2	6.5	4.3	4.5	27.2	14.7	38.7
Office and administrative support	14,976	5,445	36.4	4,547	30.4	100.0	2.0	4.5	3.1	6.0	22.5	16.9	45.0
Farming, fishing, and forestry	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s
Construction and extraction	5,848	389	6.6	192	3.3	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s
Installation, maintenance, and repair	5,234	463	8.8	297	5.7	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s
Production	8,669	485	5.6	279	3.2	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s
Transportation and material moving	10,937	197	1.8	171	1.6	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s
Industry
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s
Construction	7,995	1,606	20.1	1,192	14.9	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s
Manufacturing	16,137	5,372	33.3	4,235	26.2	100.0	6.6	5.6	4.8	4.1	39.4	16.5	23.0
Wholesale and retail trade	18,855	3,345	17.7	2,588	13.7	100.0	1.5	4.9	8.0	6.6	19.8	17.0	42.2
Transportation and utilities	9,235	1,722	18.6	1,462	15.8	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s
Information	2,796	1,931	69.0	1,691	60.5	100.0	8.5	3.9	1.7	6.0	24.6	21.7	33.7
Financial activities	9,304	7,090	76.2	6,416	69.0	100.0	5.3	5.2	2.5	2.0	29.1	15.2	40.7
Professional and business services	20,943	13,154	62.8	11,784	56.3	100.0	2.8	4.1	3.2	2.9	22.4	18.7	45.8
Education and health services	37,769	10,631	28.1	8,278	21.9	100.0	5.2	4.0	6.3	7.8	25.9	18.2	32.7
Leisure and hospitality	13,163	951	7.2	633	4.8	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s
Other services	5,576	1,816	32.6	1,177	21.1	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s
Public administration	7,435	2,969	39.9	2,480	33.4	100.0	2.5	5.0	5.1	2.8	28.6	30.9	25.2
Class of worker
Private sector	127,651	43,869	34.4	36,683	28.7	100.0	3.9	4.6	4.4	4.8	26.8	17.9	37.6
Private, for profit	113,693	37,913	33.3	31,871	28.0	100.0	3.7	4.7	4.4	4.4	26.5	17.8	38.5
Private, not for profit	13,959	5,956	42.7	4,812	34.5	100.0	5.1	4.4	4.5	7.2	28.8	18.5	31.4
Public sector	23,839	7,018	29.4	5,491	23.0	100.0	6.5	4.9	4.8	5.7	28.7	22.1	27.3
Federal government	4,577	1,728	37.7	1,395	30.5	100.0	3.2	1.9	4.1	3.4	29.0	22.5	35.9
State government	8,116	3,166	39.0	2,607	32.1	100.0	3.9	2.9	4.7	6.2	32.6	20.7	29.1
Local government	11,146	2,124	19.1	1,489	13.4	s	s	s	s	s	s	s	s
Full- and part-time status (single jobholders only)(4)
Full-time workers	111,686	42,532	38.1	35,250	31.6	100.0	4.4	5.0	4.1	4.4	27.5	18.6	36.0
Part-time workers	27,294	3,993	14.6	3,225	11.8	100.0	2.1	2.0	4.5	9.2	24.1	19.7	38.3
Usual weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers (single jobholders only)
Earnings less than or equal to the 25th percentile	28,286	3,396	12.0	2,501	8.8	100.0	3.0	8.1	2.8	2.0	18.4	15.0	50.6
Earnings from 25th to 50th percentiles	28,076	8,305	29.6	6,355	22.6	100.0	4.6	4.1	2.3	6.6	20.5	20.8	41.1
Earnings from 50th to 75th percentiles	27,440	12,233	44.6	10,115	36.9	100.0	4.4	5.2	4.7	4.2	31.9	16.0	33.6
Earnings greater than the 75th percentile	27,884	18,597	66.7	16,279	58.4	100.0	4.6	4.7	4.7	4.0	28.8	19.9	33.4
Work schedule flexibility(5)
Had flexible schedule	85,878	40,321	47.0	33,999	39.6	100.0	4.1	4.3	4.5	5.2	26.5	18.7	36.6
Did not have flexible schedule	65,612	10,566	16.1	8,175	12.5	100.0	4.8	6.1	4.3	3.5	29.2	17.3	34.8
(1) Includes workers who performed all of their work at home, regardless of how long they worked. (2) 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. (3) People whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. (4) Full-time workers usually work 35 hours or more per week. Part-time workers usually work less than 35 hours per week. (5) 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.

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