Return-to-office appears to be winning, with the proportion of people working from home dropping to its lowest level since the COVID-19 pandemic began

• The proportion of Americans working from home is at its lowest level since the pandemic started.
• Only around 26% of households now have at least one regular remote worker, per Census Bureau estimates.
• But many workers still say they don't want to go to the office.

The proportion of Americans working from home has fallen to the lowest level since the pandemic started, according to Census Bureau data.

Between September 20 and October 2, only around 25.9% of households had at least one person working remotely for at least one day a week, per the Bureau's latest Household Pulse Survey.