While many workers may find they prefer working from home rather than commuting to the office, not all work from home conditions are created equal.
Over 36 million Americans will think of their home as an office, as 22% of the American workforce will be remote by 2025, according to Upwork. But offices take resources — resources that some states have more readily available than others. This means people’s work environments may not only depend on their at-home setup, but where they’re located too.
Personal finance platform WalletHub scored all 50 states out of 100, ranking the best states for work from home based on factors like internet access, cybersecurity and share of potential telecommunicators, as well as cost of electricity, internet cost and average home square footage. The results weren’t too surprising, says Jill Gonzalez, an analyst at WalletHub.
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“It makes sense for rural states such as North Dakota, Montana and Alaska to rank toward the bottom, since there are fewer remote job opportunities — you can't farm from the living room,” says Gonzalez. “At the same time, more people in the Northeast have management or administration roles that do allow them to work from home, which the rankings also show."
Talent across the U.S. — especially those just joining the workforce — may benefit from knowing where WFH conditions are optimal if remote work is important to them. Here are the 10 best and worst states for working from home, according to
