Merlin CDP: Work From Home Rate Trend
How Merlin CDP'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
2.8%
2023
6.3%
Total change
+3.5 pp
% change
+125%
| Year | Work From Home Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2.8% | — |
| 2019 | 2.4% | -0.4 pp (-14.3%) |
| 2020 | 4.8% | +2.4 pp (100%) |
| 2021 | 8.2% | +3.4 pp (70.8%) |
| 2022 | 8.4% | +0.2 pp (2.4%) |
| 2023 | 6.3% | -2.1 pp (-25%) |