Santa Barbara city: Work From Home Rate Trend
How Santa Barbara 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
7.1%
2023
17.0%
Total change
+9.9 pp
% change
+139.4%
| Year | Work From Home Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.1% | — |
| 2019 | 7.5% | +0.4 pp (5.6%) |
| 2020 | 9.5% | +2.0 pp (26.7%) |
| 2021 | 13.1% | +3.6 pp (37.9%) |
| 2022 | 14.8% | +1.7 pp (13%) |
| 2023 | 17.0% | +2.2 pp (14.9%) |