Cook County: Work From Home Rate Trend
How Cook County'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
4.5%
2023
16.5%
Total change
+12.0 pp
% change
+266.7%
| Year | Work From Home Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.5% | — |
| 2019 | 4.9% | +0.4 pp (8.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 11.3% | — |
| 2022 | 14.2% | +2.9 pp (25.7%) |
| 2023 | 16.5% | +2.3 pp (16.2%) |