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
3.4%
2023
13.1%
Total change
+9.7 pp
% change
+285.3%
| Year | Work From Home Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3.4% | — |
| 2019 | 4.5% | +1.1 pp (32.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 9.5% | — |
| 2022 | 11.4% | +1.9 pp (20%) |
| 2023 | 13.1% | +1.7 pp (14.9%) |