Santa Barbara County: Work From Home Rate Trend
How Santa Barbara 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
5.8%
2023
12.5%
Total change
+6.7 pp
% change
+115.5%
| Year | Work From Home Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.8% | — |
| 2019 | 6.3% | +0.5 pp (8.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 10.1% | — |
| 2022 | 11.2% | +1.1 pp (10.9%) |
| 2023 | 12.5% | +1.3 pp (11.6%) |