Ames, IA Metro Area: Work From Home Rate Trend
How Ames, IA Metro Area'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
5.0%
2023
10.5%
Total change
+5.5 pp
% change
+110%
| Year | Work From Home Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.0% | — |
| 2019 | 4.6% | -0.4 pp (-8%) |
| 2020 | 6.6% | +2.0 pp (43.5%) |
| 2021 | 8.8% | +2.2 pp (33.3%) |
| 2022 | 9.6% | +0.8 pp (9.1%) |
| 2023 | 10.5% | +0.9 pp (9.4%) |