What do you make of the fact that the majority of people who can work from home would like to do so even after the pandemic ends? “It makes sense that the majority of people who can work from home would like to continue doing so after the pandemic for many reasons, such as the fact that it eliminates a daily commute and can offer a quieter workspace,” said Jill Gonzalez, WalletHub analyst. “But working from home could also create increased job competition. People can be hired by companies across the world, but also have to stand out among a worldwide field of applicants.”
With 71% of people whose jobs can be done remotely working from home all or most of the time during the COVID-19 pandemic, the personal-finance website WalletHub released its report on the Best States for Working from Home, as well as accompanying videos, 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 before COVID-19 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.
Iowa is in the top 10 worst states to work from home
If you didn t have to work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, consider yourself lucky. I had to work from home back in August for about 3 weeks. At first you think it s fun to work in your pajamas on your couch, but really it gets boring very quickly.
Some of us in the Quad Cities continue to work from home well over a year after the start of the pandemic. Some people I know really enjoy it, others simply manage. Working from home is easier for some and harder for others due to many factors. Kids, spouse, neighbors, traffic, Wi-Fi, your attention span, and many other things. Another factor to find out how easy or difficult working from home can be is by what state you live in.
RALEIGH – North Carolina has another accolade to use when recruiting businesses to locate here in these pandemic times: The state ranks No. 2 for “Best Working from Home” in a new study from financial information site WalletHub.
That’s important since as WalletHub notes more than 70% of workers continue to telework from home for their jobs.
The state, which ranks ninth in terms of population and topped the 2020 list for best business climate by Site Selection magazine, came in just behind Delaware based on a wide variety of data utilized by WalletHub for the study.
And a professor at Meredith College in Raleigh doesn’t see companies returning soon to an in-office work strategy.