The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the annual American Time Use Survey (ATUS) last week, providing a snapshot of the average American day. The report is full of insights into how Americans age 15 and older spend their days.
One of the most notable insights is that work from home isn’t going away.
The number of Americans who do some or all of their work from home has dropped since 2020 but is still far above pre-pandemic levels this year.
More than 1 in 3 employed Americans worked from home in 2022
Working from home was much more common for people with higher levels of education. More than half of employees with a bachelor’s degree or higher, 54%, worked from home in 2022, while just 18% of workers with a high school degree worked remotely.
How did Americans spend their days in 2022?
Other than sleep, the only thing Americans did more than work was engaging in leisure and sports. The most popular leisure activity was watching television, which the average person spent nearly three hours a day doing.
Most common American leisure activities
Habits and activities changed depending on the day. On average, Americans spent more than three extra hours working on weekdays than on weekend days.
Top five daily activities
It isn’t just the amount of time at work that changes during the weekend.
Americans spent more than two hours engaged in leisure on weekends, and nearly half an hour less involved in educational activities than on weekdays.
