Watchung borough: Work From Home Rate Trend
How Watchung borough'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
5.9%
2023
27.8%
Total change
+21.9 pp
% change
+371.2%
| Year | Work From Home Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.9% | — |
| 2019 | 4.0% | -1.9 pp (-32.2%) |
| 2020 | 11.7% | +7.7 pp (192.5%) |
| 2021 | 18.8% | +7.1 pp (60.7%) |
| 2022 | 24.5% | +5.7 pp (30.3%) |
| 2023 | 27.8% | +3.3 pp (13.5%) |