Palo Alto city: Work From Home Rate Trend
How Palo Alto 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
8.7%
2023
33.3%
Total change
+24.6 pp
% change
+282.8%
| Year | Work From Home Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.7% | — |
| 2019 | 9.8% | +1.1 pp (12.6%) |
| 2020 | 16.1% | +6.3 pp (64.3%) |
| 2021 | 24.1% | +8.0 pp (49.7%) |
| 2022 | 28.8% | +4.7 pp (19.5%) |
| 2023 | 33.3% | +4.5 pp (15.6%) |