How many people work from home?

35% of employed people did some or all of their work at home on days they worked.

It covers employed people in the United States, aged 15 and over.

On an average weekend day, 30% of employed Americans work.

On weekdays it is 81%. And 35% do some of their work at home.

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics asks thousands of people to account for every hour of a day. In 2025, 81% of employed people worked on an average weekday and 30% on an average weekend day.

Compare it with the CEOs in the Harvard study, who worked on 79% of weekend days, and with Pilots who keep a rule about weekends.

American Time Use Survey, 2025 annual averages, released June 2026.