Des Moines city: Work From Home Rate Trend
How Des Moines city's work from home rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
5.8%
2023
12.6%
Total change
+6.8 pp
% change
+117.2%
| Year | Work From Home Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.8% | — |
| 2019 | 5.6% | -0.2 pp (-3.4%) |
| 2020 | 6.0% | +0.4 pp (7.1%) |
| 2021 | 8.0% | +2.0 pp (33.3%) |
| 2022 | 11.3% | +3.3 pp (41.3%) |
| 2023 | 12.6% | +1.3 pp (11.5%) |