Over the last twelve years there has been a shift in means of transportation to work. In 2022, 15% of U.S. workers worked from home.
December 25, 2023
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Over the last twelve years there has been a shift in means of transportation to work. In 2022, 15% of U.S. workers worked from home. The number of workers who worked from home was just 3.3% in 2000 and increased to 4.3% by 2010 before rising sharply due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Driving alone in a car, truck or van remains the dominant mode of transportation to work for all workers 16 years and older, but as a percentage it has decreased from 76.6% in 2010 to 68.7% in 2022. In that same year, the share of workers who carpooled to work was 8.6% followed by 3.1% who took public transit and 2.4% who walked to work.
Notes: Workers 16 and older. Public transportation excludes taxicabs. Survey question asked was “How did this person usually get to work last week?”
Sources: 2010 and 2022 data - U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, Table DP03, Selected Economic Characteristics, 1-year estimates. Queried November 2, 2023.
2000 data - U.S. Bureau of the Census, Journey to Work: 2000, Tables 1 and 2, 1990-2000, March 2004.