Ottawa city: Work From Home Rate Trend
How Ottawa 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
3.5%
2023
9.3%
Total change
+5.8 pp
% change
+165.7%
| Year | Work From Home Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.5% | — |
| 2019 | 2.9% | -0.6 pp (-17.1%) |
| 2020 | 4.3% | +1.4 pp (48.3%) |
| 2021 | 5.6% | +1.3 pp (30.2%) |
| 2022 | 7.7% | +2.1 pp (37.5%) |
| 2023 | 9.3% | +1.6 pp (20.8%) |