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New Survey Says More Work from Home

By on January 11 2006

According to a survey put out by the International Telework Association and Council (ITAC), 26.1 million people work from home at least 1 day a month and 22.2 do this at least 1 day a week.

Per a company press release: “The national survey was conducted from August 15 – September 1, 2005. The survey asked respondents to check up to 13 different locations where they may have conducted work in the past month. The survey found that out of 135.4 million American workers:

45.1 million worked from home,

24.3 million people worked at client’s or customer’s place of business,

20.6 million in their car,

16.3 million while on vacation,

15.1 million at a park or outdoor location, and

7.8 million while on a train or airplane

Among the 45.1 million Americans working from home, the average number of locations they work from is 3.4. This survey demonstrates that millions of Americans are embracing telework – the ability to work from anywhere. Other terms relating to telework include telecommuting (work at home), virtual work and mobile work.”