UNDATED – With 20% of all professional jobs now being remote, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on the Best States for Working from Home, as well as accompanying video and audio files, in order to highlight which areas are thriving and which are struggling in this pandemic economy.
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. New Jersey | 42. West Virginia |
| 2. District of Columbia | 43. New Mexico |
| 3. Delaware | 44. Hawaii |
| 4. Connecticut | 45. Wyoming |
| 5. Massachusetts | 46. Oklahoma |
| 6. Utah | 47. Arkansas |
| 7. Texas | 48. North Dakota |
| 8. Washington | 49. Montana |
| 9. Maryland | 50. Mississippi |
| 10. New York | 51. Alaska |
Key Stats
- The District of Columbia has the highest share of the labor force working from home, 12.30 percent, which is 4.1 times higher than in Mississippi, the state with the lowest at 3.00 percent.
- New Hampshire has the highest share of households with a broadband internet subscription, 79.90 percent, which is 1.6 times higher than in Mississippi, the state with the lowest at 50.10 percent.
- Connecticut has the highest share of households with access to broadband speeds over 25 Mbps, 98.70 percent, which is 1.5 times higher than in Mississippi, the state with the lowest at 65.40 percent.
- Kentucky has the lowest amount lost per victim as a result of internet crime, $1,847.51, which is 18.4 times lower than in North Dakota, the state with the highest at $33,953.87.
- North Dakota has the lowest residential retail price of electricity, 9.35 cents per kWh, which is 3.8 times lower than in Hawaii, the state with the highest at 35.57 cents per kWh.
To view the full report and your state’s rank, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/
