Wilmington, NC Metro Area: Work From Home Rate Trend
How Wilmington, NC 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
6.8%
2023
15.5%
Total change
+8.7 pp
% change
+127.9%
| Year | Work From Home Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6.8% | — |
| 2019 | 7.5% | +0.7 pp (10.3%) |
| 2020 | 9.9% | +2.4 pp (32%) |
| 2021 | 11.8% | +1.9 pp (19.2%) |
| 2022 | 14.0% | +2.2 pp (18.6%) |
| 2023 | 15.5% | +1.5 pp (10.7%) |