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Six current figures on remote work, hybrid routines, and the people building workspaces at home. Every statistic is dated and linked to its original source.
Last updated September 9, 2026At a glance
For many people, a home office is no longer a temporary arrangement. It may be a dedicated room, a desk in a bedroom, or a flexible surface that moves between daily tasks. These figures provide a reliable starting point for writers, researchers, and anyone planning a workspace around the way people work now.
The numbers below combine national public data with a long-running monthly study of work-from-home patterns. Source dates are shown because each measure answers a slightly different question.
The Census Bureau reported that working from home remained the largest change in how Americans commute compared with before the pandemic.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates, 2024 data released September 2025 ↗This measure includes people working from home for part of a workday as well as those working there for the full day.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, American Time Use Survey, 2025 data released June 2026 ↗The comparable share for employed men was 31%, showing that home work remains common across a large part of the workforce.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, American Time Use Survey, 2025 data released June 2026 ↗For employed people with a high school diploma and no college, the share was 19%.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, American Time Use Survey, 2025 data released June 2026 ↗WFH Research tracks this measure monthly, making it useful for seeing how hybrid work changes over time.
Source: WFH Research, August 2026 Survey of Working Arrangements and Attitudes ↗Compared with the August 2026 reading, this provides a pre-pandemic baseline for the scale of the shift toward hybrid work.
Source: WFH Research, Survey of Working Arrangements and Attitudes historical data ↗Sources and method
This page uses primary public data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, plus WFH Research's monthly Survey of Working Arrangements and Attitudes. The figures are presented as reported by those sources. They are not estimates created by RGD Essentials Market.
National Census and labor data are best for broad participation patterns. WFH Research's paid-workday measure is useful for tracking the scale of remote and hybrid work from month to month. Use the linked source beside each statistic for definitions, survey methods, and tables.
RGD Essentials Market. “2026 U.S. Home Office Statistics: Remote Work & Workspace Data.” Updated September 9, 2026. https://rgdenterprise.com/home-office-statistics