Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area: Work From Home Rate Trend
How Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH 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
18.7%
Total change
+13.7 pp
% change
+274%
| Year | Work From Home Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.0% | — |
| 2019 | 5.3% | +0.3 pp (6%) |
| 2020 | 8.8% | +3.5 pp (66%) |
| 2021 | 13.0% | +4.2 pp (47.7%) |
| 2022 | 16.3% | +3.3 pp (25.4%) |
| 2023 | 18.7% | +2.4 pp (14.7%) |