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Education & commute Statistics · City estimate

Work from home in West Palm Beach

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 224 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 22, 2026

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Work from home, 2013 – 2024 percent · West Palm Beach · Palm Beach County · Florida · United States
+6.8 pp since 2014
West Palm Beach Palm Beach County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Compared with Work from home · percent
West Palm Beach
13.3%
Florida
15.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates

The series at a glance West Palm Beach · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 13.3% · 2024
First value 6.3% · 2013
Highest 13.3% · 2024
Lowest 5.2% · 2017
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearWest Palm BeachChange Palm Beach CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 13.3% +1.2 pp 15.4% 15.7% 15.1%
2023estimate 12.1% +0.5 pp 13.8% 13.9% 13.5%
2022estimate 11.6% +2.5 pp 12.1% 11.9% 11.7%
2021estimate 9.1% +1.7 pp 10.4% 9.9% 9.7%
2020estimate 7.5% +2.0 pp 8.4% 7.8% —
2019estimate 5.5% +0.2 pp 7.0% 6.2% —
2018estimate 5.3% +0.1 pp 6.5% 5.8% —
2017estimate 5.2% −0.2 pp 6.4% 5.6% —
2016estimate 5.4% −0.7 pp 6.3% 5.4% —
2015estimate 6.1% −0.4 pp 5.9% 5.1% —
2014estimate 6.5% +0.2 pp 5.7% 4.9% —
2013estimate 6.3% 5.8% 4.8% —

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryWork from home
1 Captiva 70.0%
2 Pineland 47.2%
3 South Beach 46.7%
4 Longboat Key 45.6%
5 Juno Beach 44.8%
6 Highland Beach 44.7%
7 Manasota Key 44.2%
8 Nocatee 42.7%
9 Bradenton Beach 41.1%
10 Indian River Shores 40.4%
11 Siesta Key 40.3%
12 Tierra Verde 40.0%
13 Palm Beach 40.0%
14 Tequesta 39.0%
15 Redington Beach 38.8%
16 Lauderdale-By-The-Sea 38.7%
17 North Redington Beach 37.9%
18 Naples 37.2%
19 Treasure Island 36.1%
20 Sea Ranch Lakes 35.3%
21 Lake Clarke Shores 35.3%
22 St Leo 34.7%
23 Marco Island 34.6%
24 Key Biscayne 34.6%
25 The Meadows 32.3%
…
221 Bayonet Point 13.6%
222 Hialeah 13.4%
223 Sarasota 13.3%
224 West Palm Beach 13.3%
225 Nokomis 13.2%
226 Panama City Beach 13.2%
227 Largo 13.2%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024

What it means

The share of workers who mainly work at home.

How it is calculated

Workers who worked from home divided by all workers aged 16 and over.