Essex County: Work From Home Rate Trend
How Essex 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
7.1%
2023
4.3%
Total change
-2.8 pp
% change
-39.4%
| Year | Work From Home Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.1% | — |
| 2019 | 3.4% | -3.7 pp (-52.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3.9% | — |
| 2022 | 5.8% | +1.9 pp (48.7%) |
| 2023 | 4.3% | -1.5 pp (-25.9%) |