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
3.7%
2023
11.7%
Total change
+8.0 pp
% change
+216.2%
| Year | Work From Home Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.7% | — |
| 2019 | 4.0% | +0.3 pp (8.1%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.2% | — |
| 2022 | 8.4% | +1.2 pp (16.7%) |
| 2023 | 11.7% | +3.3 pp (39.3%) |