The best cities in the United States to work from home

After the start of the pandemic and the risks posed by working in person, the number of people working from home rose rapidly. According to the Census Bureau, between 2019 and 2021, the number of people primarily working from home tripled from 5.7% (approximately 9 million people) to 17.9% (27.6 million people), according to the 2021 American Community Survey (ACS).

According to the survey results, nearly half (48.3%) of workers in the District of Columbia worked from home, the highest percentage of workers in US territories. In addition to the District of Columbia, the states with the highest percentage of remote workers were Washington (24.2%), Maryland (24.0%), Colorado (23.7%), and Massachusetts (23.7%).

In terms of industry, in 2022, over two-thirds of those working in the Information sector were able to work remotely, followed by Professional and business services and Educational services, which both saw over half of workers teleworking.

Although many companies have returned to face-to-face work, many workers are seeking the option of remote work due to the advantages it has. Many employers have struggled to demand that workers return to the office since their workforces showed that they can do their work productively from home.

The best cities in the United States to work from home

Rental search engines Rent.com and Zumper have released their rankings of the top cities for remote workers or “digital nomads” in the United States.

Rent.com researchers analyzed the following data sets to make their recommendations for remote work-friendly cities:

After adding together the median rental score, average Mbps score, lowest cost internet score, and percentage of remote workers score, these came out as the ten best cities to work from home.

On the other hand, the Zumper portal partnered with remote work author and former “digital nomad” Tamara Sanderson to determine her own list of top cities. Zumper relied on the following factors:

After adding the factors, these were the ten best cities for remote work: