We are going through an unprecedented time. A lot of jobs are heading towards remote work. Many Americans are facing a new reality of working from home. In fact, many jobs aren’t looking at going back until summer of 2021. WalletHub has put together a study that ranks the states from best to worst when it comes to working from home. Did your state make the cut? Let’s break it down.

WalletHub looked at two major dimensions: work environment and living environment.

Under the “work environment” dimension, they looked at:

  • Share of Workers Working from Home (pre-COVID-19)

  • Share of Potential Telecommuters

  • Households’ Internet Access

  • Cybersecurity.

Under the “living environment” dimension, they looked at:

  • Average Retail Price of Electricity

  • Access to Low-priced Internet Plan

  • Internet Cost

  • Median Square Footage per Average Number of Persons in a Household

  • Share of Detached Housing Units

  • Average Home Square Footage

  • Share of for Sale Homes with Lot Greater than 1,000 Square Feet

  • Share of for Sale Homes with Swimming Pool

Best states for remote work

  1. Delaware

  2. Washington

  3. New Hampshire

  4. Colorado

  5. Georgia

  6. Arizona

  7. Utah

  8. Oregon

  9. North Carolina

  10. South Dakota

Worst states for remote work

  1. Alaska

  2. Hawaii

  3. Mississippi

  4. Arkansas

  5. Oklahoma

  6. North Dakota

  7. Rhode Island

  8. Iowa

  9. Wyoming

  10. Washington D.C.

Want to know more? Here’s a few more interesting breakdowns, again, complements of WalletHub. 

Highest share of workers working from home (pre-COVID-19)

  1. Colorado

  2. Vermont

  3. Oregon

  4. Montana

  5. New Hampshire

Lowest share of workers working from home (pre-COVID-19)

  1. Mississippi

  2. Louisiana

    Tied for 3rd- West Virginia and Alabama

  1. Arkansas

Highest share of potential telecommuters

  1. Mississippi

  2. Alabama

  3. Louisiana

  4. Kentucky

  5. West Virginia

Lowest share of potential telecommuters

  1. Vermont

  2. Montana

  3. Colorado

  4. North Dakota

  5. Alaska

Highest households’ internet access

  1. Connecticut

  2. Massachusetts

  3. New Jersey

  4. Washington

  5. Hawaii

Lowest households’ internet access

  1. Mississippi

  2. Arkansas

  3. Oklahoma

  4. West Virginia

  5. Montana

Highest cybersecurity

  1. Maine

  2. West Virginia

  3. Kentucky

  4. New Hampshire

  5. South Dakota

Lowest cybersecurity

  1. Alaska

  2. California

  3. Washington D.C.

  4. Utah

  5. Florida

Highest average retail price of electricity

  1. Hawaii

  2. Rhode Island

  3. Massachusetts

  4. Alaska

  5. Connecticut

Lowest average retail price of electricity

  1. North Dakota

  2. Louisiana

  3. Oklahoma

  4. Washington

  5. Missouri

Highest internet cost

  1. New Hampshire

  2. Vermont

  3. Oklahoma

  4. North Carolina

  5. Idaho

Lowest internet cost

  1. California

  2. Texas

  3. Nebraska

  4. Michigan 

  5. Tennessee

Caroline C.
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