States With Highest Work From Home Rates (2023)

Colorado, Washington, and Oregon lead the nation in work-from-home rates. The shift to remote work accelerated dramatically since 2020.

Source: Census ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates

#	State	WFH Rate	Drive Alone	Avg Commute
1	Wyoming	8.5%	0.9%	18.5
2	Wisconsin	11.6%	1.2%	22.2
3	West Virginia	8.0%	0.6%	26.6
4	Washington	17.7%	4.0%	27
5	Virginia	16.2%	2.6%	27.6
6	Vermont	15.0%	0.9%	23.4
7	Utah	16.0%	1.7%	22
8	Texas	12.8%	1.0%	26.7
9	Tennessee	11.4%	0.5%	25.7
10	South Dakota	9.3%	0.5%	17.6
11	South Carolina	10.0%	0.4%	25.6
12	Rhode Island	11.4%	1.9%	25.5
13	Pennsylvania	13.8%	3.9%	26.6
14	Oregon	17.0%	2.6%	23.2
15	Oklahoma	8.5%	0.3%	22.4
16	Ohio	11.5%	1.1%	23.6
17	North Dakota	7.3%	0.4%	18
18	North Carolina	14.5%	0.7%	25.1
19	New York	13.3%	22.4%	32.8
20	New Mexico	11.0%	0.7%	23.2
21	New Jersey	15.0%	8.5%	30.9
22	New Hampshire	15.1%	0.6%	26.8
23	Nevada	10.5%	2.4%	24.8
24	Nebraska	10.0%	0.5%	19.1
25	Montana	11.6%	0.6%	19.2
26	Missouri	11.6%	0.9%	23.7
27	Mississippi	5.3%	0.3%	25.6
28	Minnesota	15.8%	2.1%	23.1
29	Michigan	12.0%	1.0%	24.4
30	Massachusetts	16.7%	7.0%	29.3
31	Maryland	17.2%	4.9%	31.5
32	Maine	14.1%	0.5%	24.4
33	Louisiana	7.2%	0.9%	25.8
34	Kentucky	9.1%	0.7%	24
35	Kansas	10.7%	0.4%	19.8
36	Iowa	10.4%	0.7%	19.8
37	Indiana	9.6%	0.7%	24
38	Illinois	14.0%	6.4%	28.1
39	Idaho	12.2%	0.6%	21.6
40	Hawaii	8.8%	4.1%	26.4
41	Georgia	14.2%	1.3%	28.3
42	Florida	13.9%	1.2%	28
43	District of Columbia	29.4%	22.3%	30.3
44	Delaware	13.3%	1.8%	26.1
45	Connecticut	14.4%	3.4%	26.6
46	Colorado	18.8%	1.9%	25.5
47	California	15.5%	3.2%	29
48	Arkansas	7.8%	0.3%	22.3
49	Arizona	16.5%	1.2%	25.5
50	Alaska	8.8%	1.0%	19.5
51	Alabama	7.8%	0.3%	25.4

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Rankings based on American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. All 50 states and DC included.