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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-45. People who teleworked or worked at home for pay and average weekly hours teleworked by selected characteristics, January 2026
[Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic Number of people who teleworked or
worked at home for pay
Percent distribution of people who
teleworked or worked at home for pay
Average weekly hours teleworked or worked
at home for pay
Total Teleworked
some hours(1)
Teleworked all
hours
Total Teleworked
some hours(1)
Teleworked all
hours
Total Teleworked
some hours(1)
Teleworked all
hours

Age and sex

Total, 16 years and over

36,288 19,399 16,889 100.0 53.5 46.5 26.3 16.9 37.0

16 to 24 years

1,310 781 529 100.0 59.7 40.3 21.0 14.6 30.5

16 to 19 years

158 43 115 100.0 27.0 73.0 18.0 - 20.7

20 to 24 years

1,152 739 413 100.0 64.1 35.9 21.4 14.8 33.2

25 to 54 years

26,225 14,235 11,990 100.0 54.3 45.7 26.8 17.0 38.4

25 to 34 years

7,963 4,435 3,528 100.0 55.7 44.3 26.5 16.5 39.1

35 to 44 years

9,923 5,320 4,603 100.0 53.6 46.4 26.7 17.4 37.5

45 to 54 years

8,340 4,480 3,860 100.0 53.7 46.3 27.0 16.8 38.8

55 years and over

8,753 4,382 4,371 100.0 50.1 49.9 25.6 17.2 34.0

55 to 64 years

6,021 3,126 2,895 100.0 51.9 48.1 26.7 17.3 36.7

65 years and over

2,732 1,256 1,476 100.0 46.0 54.0 23.3 16.9 28.7

Men, 16 years and over

17,621 9,920 7,700 100.0 56.3 43.7 26.2 16.9 38.1

16 to 24 years

593 346 246 100.0 58.4 41.6 22.4 15.7 31.8

25 to 54 years

12,803 7,321 5,482 100.0 57.2 42.8 26.8 17.1 39.8

25 to 34 years

3,866 2,246 1,620 100.0 58.1 41.9 26.4 16.7 39.8

35 to 44 years

4,768 2,767 2,001 100.0 58.0 42.0 26.7 17.5 39.4

45 to 54 years

4,169 2,309 1,860 100.0 55.4 44.6 27.4 17.0 40.2

55 years and over

4,225 2,253 1,972 100.0 53.3 46.7 24.9 16.7 34.2

55 to 64 years

2,771 1,552 1,219 100.0 56.0 44.0 26.4 17.0 38.3

65 years and over

1,455 701 754 100.0 48.2 51.8 22.0 16.1 27.6

Women, 16 years and over

18,667 9,478 9,189 100.0 50.8 49.2 26.3 16.9 36.1

16 to 24 years

717 435 282 100.0 60.6 39.4 19.8 13.7 29.3

25 to 54 years

13,423 6,914 6,508 100.0 51.5 48.5 26.7 16.8 37.2

25 to 34 years

4,097 2,189 1,907 100.0 53.4 46.6 26.6 16.3 38.4

35 to 44 years

5,155 2,553 2,602 100.0 49.5 50.5 26.8 17.3 36.1

45 to 54 years

4,171 2,171 1,999 100.0 52.1 47.9 26.7 16.7 37.5

55 years and over

4,528 2,129 2,398 100.0 47.0 53.0 26.3 17.8 33.9

55 to 64 years

3,250 1,574 1,676 100.0 48.4 51.6 26.9 17.7 35.6

65 years and over

1,277 555 723 100.0 43.4 56.6 24.7 17.9 29.9

Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

White

27,647 14,624 13,023 100.0 52.9 47.1 26.1 16.8 36.5

Men

13,559 7,617 5,942 100.0 56.2 43.8 25.9 16.7 37.8

Women

14,087 7,007 7,081 100.0 49.7 50.3 26.2 16.9 35.4

Black or African American

3,439 1,802 1,637 100.0 52.4 47.6 28.0 17.0 40.2

Men

1,315 727 588 100.0 55.3 44.7 28.1 17.7 40.8

Women

2,124 1,075 1,049 100.0 50.6 49.4 28.0 16.6 39.8

Asian

4,067 2,335 1,732 100.0 57.4 42.6 26.3 17.7 37.9

Men

2,224 1,323 901 100.0 59.5 40.5 26.3 18.0 38.5

Women

1,843 1,012 831 100.0 54.9 45.1 26.4 17.4 37.2

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

4,095 2,150 1,945 100.0 52.5 47.5 26.5 16.5 37.5

Men

1,793 1,036 757 100.0 57.8 42.2 26.0 16.3 39.2

Women

2,302 1,114 1,187 100.0 48.4 51.6 26.9 16.7 36.4

Disability status

With a disability

1,677 857 821 100.0 51.1 48.9 24.2 16.6 32.1

With no disability

34,611 18,542 16,069 100.0 53.6 46.4 26.4 16.9 37.3

Foreign born status

Foreign born

5,937 3,362 2,575 100.0 56.6 43.4 26.4 17.8 37.6

Native born

30,351 16,037 14,314 100.0 52.8 47.2 26.2 16.7 36.9

Marital status

Married, spouse present

22,431 11,903 10,528 100.0 53.1 46.9 26.2 17.0 36.6

Widowed, divorced, or separated(2)

4,633 2,430 2,203 100.0 52.5 47.5 26.7 17.2 37.3

Never married

9,224 5,066 4,158 100.0 54.9 45.1 26.2 16.6 38.0

Presence of children

With own children under 18

13,299 7,116 6,183 100.0 53.5 46.5 26.5 16.5 38.1

With no own children under 18

22,989 12,283 10,707 100.0 53.4 46.6 26.1 17.2 36.4

Educational attainment

Total, 25 years and over

34,978 18,617 16,361 100.0 53.2 46.8 26.5 17.0 37.2

Less than a high school diploma

357 143 213 100.0 40.2 59.8 29.2 15.0 38.9

High school graduates, no college(3)

3,024 1,318 1,706 100.0 43.6 56.4 28.0 16.8 36.7

Some college or associate degree

6,341 2,917 3,424 100.0 46.0 54.0 27.4 16.8 36.5

Bachelor's degree and higher(4)

25,256 14,239 11,018 100.0 56.4 43.6 26.0 17.1 37.5

Bachelor's degree only

14,580 7,706 6,875 100.0 52.9 47.1 27.2 17.4 38.2

Advanced degree

10,676 6,533 4,143 100.0 61.2 38.8 24.3 16.7 36.3

Footnotes
(1) Includes people who teleworked for some but not all of their work hours.
(2) Separated includes people who are married, spouse absent.
(3) Includes people with a high school diploma or equivalent.
(4) Includes people with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees.

NOTE: Estimates for the race groups (White, Black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. People whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Data are not seasonally adjusted. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000).

 

Last Modified Date: February 11, 2026