Palo Alto County: Work From Home Rate Trend
How Palo Alto 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
6.5%
2023
31.2%
Total change
+24.7 pp
% change
+380%
| Year | Work From Home Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.5% | — |
| 2019 | 7.8% | +1.3 pp (20%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 20.7% | — |
| 2022 | 26.9% | +6.2 pp (30%) |
| 2023 | 31.2% | +4.3 pp (16%) |