New 2018 data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that more than 1 in 20 Americans now usually work from home. Telework has recently overtaken public transit as the third-most-popular commuting method in the country.
Three in four workers still drive alone to their workplace each day. Carpooling comes in second.
Work-from-home arrangements are more common in more-skilled professions, such as management, business and finance, and among workers with advanced education, Labor Department data shows.
The probability of working from home increases with age. Workers over 65 work from home at twice the average rate, Census Bureau data shows.
More broadly, working from home is most common in less-dense states that have large white populations and ample opportunities for outdoor recreation. People are likeliest to work from home in Colorado, Oregon, Vermont, Montana, Utah and New Hampshire.
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