California: Work From Home Rate Trend
How California'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
5.6%
2023
15.5%
Total change
+9.9 pp
% change
+176.8%
| Year | Work From Home Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.6% | — |
| 2019 | 5.9% | +0.3 pp (5.4%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 11.4% | — |
| 2022 | 13.6% | +2.2 pp (19.3%) |
| 2023 | 15.5% | +1.9 pp (14%) |