Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area: Work From Home Rate Trend
How Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN 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
4.7%
2023
15.6%
Total change
+10.9 pp
% change
+231.9%
| Year | Work From Home Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.7% | — |
| 2019 | 5.2% | +0.5 pp (10.6%) |
| 2020 | 7.8% | +2.6 pp (50%) |
| 2021 | 10.9% | +3.1 pp (39.7%) |
| 2022 | 13.4% | +2.5 pp (22.9%) |
| 2023 | 15.6% | +2.2 pp (16.4%) |