With 13% of full-time employees now working entirely from home and another 26% having a hybrid schedule, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on the Best States for Working from Home, as well as expert commentary.
To identify which states are most conducive to working from home, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 12 key metrics. The data set ranges from the share of workers working from home to internet cost and cybersecurity. We also considered factors like how large and how crowded homes are in the state. Together, these metrics show how feasible working from home is in terms of cost, comfort and safety. Below, you can see highlights from the report, along with a WalletHub Q&A.
| Best States for Working from Home | Worst States for Working from Home |
| 1. Delaware | 42. Maine |
| 2. Utah | 43. Oklahoma |
| 3. Maryland | 44. Iowa |
| 4. District of Columbia | 45. Mississippi |
| 5. New Jersey | 46. South Dakota |
| 6. Connecticut | 47. West Virginia |
| 7. Pennsylvania | 48. Arkansas |
| 8. Massachusetts | 49. Wyoming |
| 9. Washington | 50. Montana |
| 10. New Hampshire | 51. Alaska |
Key Stats
- The District of Columbia has the highest share of the labor force working from home, which is 5.5 times higher than in Mississippi, the state with the lowest.
- Connecticut has the highest share of households with access to broadband speeds over 25 Mbps, which is 1.5 times higher than in Mississippi, the state with the lowest.
- West Virginia has the lowest amount lost per victim as a result of internet crime, which is four times lower than in New Jersey, the state with the highest.
- Utah has the lowest residential retail price of electricity, which is 3.6 times lower than in Hawaii, the state with the highest.
