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
3.6%
2023
14.2%
Total change
+10.6 pp
% change
+294.4%
| Year | Work From Home Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.6% | — |
| 2019 | 4.1% | +0.5 pp (13.9%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 10.4% | — |
| 2022 | 12.6% | +2.2 pp (21.2%) |
| 2023 | 14.2% | +1.6 pp (12.7%) |