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American Time Use Survey
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The American Time Use Survey (ATUS) measures the amount of time people spend doing various activities, such as paid work, childcare, volunteering, and socializing.
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Percent of employed people who worked at home and at their workplace on days worked, 2023 annual averages
Status
Percent who worked at workplace
Percent who worked at home
Total
72.6%
34.6%
Full-time workers
73.0%
35.0%
Part-time workers
69.5%
32.3%
Single jobholders
73.5%
33.1%
Multiple jobholders
64.6%
47.5%
Less than a high school diploma
85.0%
11.0%
High school graduates, no college
85.1%
22.0%
Some college or associate degree
79.6%
26.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher
57.1%
52.4%
Note:
Data for educational attainment refer to persons 25 years and over.
Work at home refers to both scheduled and unscheduled work done at home.
Latest Numbers
AVERAGE HOURS PER DAY
Household activities:
1.92 in 2023
Eating and drinking:
1.20 in 2023
Leisure and sports:
5.15 in 2023
Sleeping:
9.07 in 2023
Caring for and helping household children, parents:
1.40 in 2023
Working, employed persons:
5.02 in 2023
Working on days worked, employed persons:
7.75 in 2023
PERCENT PARTICIPATING ON AN AVERAGE DAY
Working, employed persons:
64.7 in 2023
Participating in sports, exercise, and recreation:
21.1 in 2023
Historical Data
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News Releases
//ATUS sched Test 4/28/2025// On days they work, 70% of persons do some work at home in...
04/28/2025
//ATUS sched Test 4/28/2025// In 2022, 62 percent of employed persons did some or all.
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