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Work from Home: By the Numbers
- 3.3: Percentage of U.S. citizens who identified themselves as working from home in the 2000 census.
- 15: Percentage of U.S. citizens who identified themselves as working from home at least once a week in May 2004 (including taking work home from the office).
- 19: Average number of hours employees worked at home as of May 2004.
- 6.7: Percentage of people unemployed as of November 2008.
- 100: Hours a year that the average American spends commuting (compared to 80 hours a year he spends on vacation).
- 11.5 billion: Total miles that New Yorkers commute annually.
- 5: Percentage of New Yorkers who, if they switched from private car or taxi commute to public transportation or biking, could make the same impact as the planting of nearly 600,000 trees.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Supplemental CPS report, U.S. Census Bureau ACS report, Rolling Carbon.
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