Who Worked Remotely in 2025?

While remote work isn’t as prevalent as it was during the pandemic, approximately 34.3 million employed Americans still worked at home for pay as of April 2025, per the National Association of Home Builders and the latest Current Population Survey. 

Of all people who were working at that time, these teleworkers accounted for 21.6%. More than half worked remotely for all of their hours, while the remaining worked some, but not all, of their hours (hybrid schedule). 

By gender, women outpaced men in remote work, as nearly 25% of employed women worked from home, compared to about 19% of men. By age, older workers (55+) more commonly worked remotely (23%) than younger workers (6.2% for ages 16-24 and 24% for ages 25-54). Additionally, the majority of remote workers had a bachelor’s degree or higher (38.3%). 

Understandably, more people worked remotely in industries like finance (52.7%), information (49.4%) and professional and business services (42.9%) than in industries such as transportation and utilities (10.3%), construction (9.8%) and leisure and hospitality (8.1%). 

Remote work often has a significant impact on homebuying, from deciding on location to considering home features and space. Read more about how remote work impacts homebuying.