Which metro area has the highest remote workers?

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ranks #1 with 1,583,880 (2024 American Community Survey).

What are the top 5 metro areas by remote workers?

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.

How many metro areas are in this ranking?

925 metro areas qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 2024 ACS 5-year data.

How is remote workers measured?

Number of workers 16 and over who worked from home (ACS B08301). The raw-count companion to the remote-work share. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024).

RANKING · 2024 ACS · 425 SHOWN OF 925

Most remote workers, US metro areas

US metro areas with the most workers 16 and over who worked from home, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of workers, not the remote-work share.

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SAME RANKING BYCities Counties States

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPREMOTE WORKERSVS 2020

501Palatka, FLFL77,7342,568+59%

502North Wilkesboro, NCNC66,2332,566+70%

503Shelbyville, TNTN55,2732,550+180%

504Easton, MDMD38,2382,546+56%

505Waynesville, NCNC63,3692,546+140%

506Red Wing, MNMN48,1952,536+50%

507Paris, TXTX63,3192,521+109%

508Olean, NYNY75,3902,515+59%

509Shawnee, OKOK75,1022,509+101%

510Bluefield, WVWV96,1382,505+117%

511Minot, NDND75,6942,500+23%

512Hood River, OROR23,7202,493+49%

513Lake of the Woods, VAVA40,0832,491+102%

514Effingham, ILIL44,7272,487+73%

515Astoria, OROR40,9262,472+114%

516Sandpoint, IDID54,4202,458+86%

517Marietta, OHOH58,3892,435+80%

518Cañon City, COCO50,0392,434+95%

519Zanesville, OHOH87,0142,420+121%

520Lake City, FLFL74,0942,401+87%

521Odessa, TXTX173,8012,388+3%

522Laramie, WYWY38,5582,382+152%

523Mount Pleasant, MIMI64,6912,380+74%

524Vineyard Haven, MAMA21,2192,377+59%

525Kerrville, TXTX54,0372,376+40%

526Menomonie, WIWI46,2232,373+54%

527Lewisburg, TNTN38,0712,371+187%

528Pullman, WAWA48,5122,370+72%

529Marquette, MIMI68,0642,355+105%

530Sonora, CACA53,1602,355+73%

531Carbondale, ILIL52,5012,347+98%

532Payson, AZAZ53,8012,342+89%

533Klamath Falls, OROR70,2742,307+54%

534Marinette, WIWI65,5152,304+61%

535Forest City, NCNC65,7452,291+130%

536Jacksonville, TXTX53,3372,272+68%

537Hailey, IDID32,4362,264+30%

538Branson, MOMO57,0012,258+14%

539Greeneville, TNTN73,8312,253+61%

540Alexandria, MNMN40,1202,230+44%

541Marion, ININ66,5242,223+36%

542Montrose, COCO44,5912,218+52%

543Ruston, LALA48,3602,200+104%

544Opelousas, LALA80,7652,188+94%

545Rio Grande City, TXTX66,3192,184+25%

546Lima, OHOH100,8812,171+32%

547Martinsville, VAVA63,0912,169+134%

548Huntsville, TXTX83,8422,166+51%

549Lufkin, TXTX88,1542,157+64%

550Crossville, TNTN66,3002,155+111%

551Kokomo, ININ83,9042,150+22%

552Juneau city and, AKAK31,6092,136+68%

553Amsterdam, NYNY50,0462,135+77%

554Muskogee, OKOK66,7082,132+97%

555Orangeburg, SCSC83,1772,124+67%

556Bonham, TXTX39,2652,121+58%

557Corsicana, TXTX57,1812,120+149%

558Freeport, ILIL43,2202,117+96%

559Harrison, ARAR45,6542,114+81%

560Danville, KYKY56,9852,099+47%

561Mount Airy, NCNC72,2872,096+131%

562Gallup, NMNM68,1192,095−11%

563Coos Bay, OROR63,9922,088+45%

564Brookings, SDSD37,6352,064+27%

565Picayune, MSMS59,3632,060+161%

566Nacogdoches, TXTX66,0352,046+50%

567Lawrenceburg, TNTN46,9142,042+145%

568Salina, KSKS59,1212,036+61%

569Farmington, MOMO67,8092,029+80%

570Russellville, ARAR84,9322,016+50%

571Thomasville, GAGA72,9582,003+125%

572Sumter, SCSC105,0672,002+86%

573Durant, OKOK51,3672,001+152%

574Sanford, NCNC70,2581,998+164%

575Houghton, MIMI40,0281,990+78%

576Cornelia, GAGA50,4161,977+135%

577Shawano, WIWI45,7591,971+26%

578Richmond, ININ66,1691,967+35%

579Willmar, MNMN44,7201,964+44%

580Mason City, IAIA49,7101,956+38%

581Sturgis, MIMI60,9681,956+57%

582Sparta, WIWI46,5721,952+21%

583Pahrump, NVNV57,3361,936+125%

584Rice Lake, WIWI46,4841,924+35%

585Moscow, IDID41,8421,919+47%

586New Castle, ININ49,1371,903+124%

587Warrensburg, MOMO56,6701,901+61%

588Rochelle, ILIL51,3991,898+54%

589Alamogordo, NMNM70,3681,896+77%

590Roanoke Rapids, NCNC63,0251,873+90%

591Calhoun, GAGA61,7011,856+26%

592Oil City, PAPA49,3461,856+45%

593Grand Island, NENE78,0761,851+68%

594Batavia, NYNY58,4161,851+129%

595Bellefontaine, OHOH46,3021,846+130%

596Starkville, MSMS62,0631,841+39%

597Grand Rapids, MNMN45,4041,804+53%

598Elizabeth City, NCNC42,2011,799+115%

599Athens, TNTN71,5901,795+64%

600Carlsbad, NMNM62,5091,782+101%

601Lumberton, NCNC119,9411,775+51%

602Cortland, NYNY45,8501,765+51%

603Petoskey, MIMI33,7751,762+93%

604Sayre, PAPA59,6001,736−1%

605Hutchinson, KSKS61,5391,736+55%

606Cody, WYWY31,1711,733+49%

607Washington, NCNC44,6701,730+62%

608Bartlesville, OKOK54,0371,727+92%

609New Iberia, LALA66,8461,724+13%

610Detroit Lakes, MNMN35,4971,723+8%

611Somerset, KYKY67,3841,722+157%

612Selinsgrove, PAPA39,6551,709+30%

613Gadsden, ALAL103,8861,702+31%

614Pella, IAIA34,1921,700+68%

615Gloversville, NYNY52,2161,690+103%

616Cullman, ALAL94,0091,687+152%

617Meridian, MSMS85,4191,687+69%

618Hutchinson, MNMN36,6311,675+105%

619Glasgow, KYKY56,2241,670+79%

620Brevard, NCNC34,2111,646+50%

621Bemidji, MNMN47,0551,636+12%

622Los Alamos, NMNM19,4071,635+224%

623Greencastle, ININ37,8761,633+34%

624Chillicothe, OHOH76,4291,628+84%

625Riverton, WYWY39,4641,622+17%

626Española, NMNM39,8321,614+193%

627Winchester, TNTN45,5791,614+74%

628Nogales, AZAZ50,0201,611+108%

629Hillsdale, MIMI45,7381,610+31%

630Tahlequah, OKOK49,1961,607+71%

631Marion, OHOH65,1151,604+58%

632Owatonna, MNMN37,4641,600+64%

633Greenwood, SCSC95,2151,597+79%

634Kearney, NENE57,9621,567+18%

635Marshall, MNMN25,6841,566+64%

636Ashland, OHOH52,5231,565+31%

637Searcy, ARAR80,0851,563+96%

638Sterling, ILIL54,1211,555+99%

639Talladega, ALAL91,7641,553+43%

640Lock Haven, PAPA37,8701,552+110%

641Ontario, OROR60,0851,552+57%

642Urbana, OHOH38,8201,548+83%

643Charleston, ILIL46,6071,548−2%

644Tiffin, OHOH54,5221,542+119%

645Lewisburg, PAPA42,3131,536+50%

646Henderson, NCNC42,6381,534+40%

647Dickinson, NDND39,1421,533+3%

648Wilmington, OHOH42,3011,521+93%

649Stephenville, TXTX43,9111,520+50%

650Norfolk, NENE49,2281,510+2%

651Portsmouth, OHOH71,3651,510+65%

652Big Rapids, MIMI42,3201,508+57%

653Jacksonville, ILIL37,3811,502+67%

654Burley, IDID49,3081,498+88%

655Sheridan, WYWY33,2411,490+29%

656Aberdeen, SDSD41,5831,483+32%

657Bedford, ININ45,5681,482+62%

658Gainesville, TXTX44,4611,467+24%

659Norwalk, OHOH58,2501,459+82%

660Pikeville, KYKY89,1221,447+47%

661Clinton, IAIA46,0021,445+33%

662Elko, NVNV56,6821,441+41%

663Mount Pleasant, TXTX57,0761,438+131%

664Greensburg, ININ26,5761,422+132%

665Clewiston, FLFL61,5461,413+34%

666Blackfoot, IDID51,1531,407+37%

667Roswell, NMNM63,3641,406+135%

668Rolla, MOMO45,2471,405+97%

669Laurel, MSMS82,2811,402+279%

670Lewistown, PAPA46,1271,402+35%

671Alice, TXTX45,3831,400+76%

672Austin, MNMN40,9711,392+96%

673Brookings, OROR22,6211,392+25%

674Marshalltown, IAIA39,8901,389+60%

675Brenham, TXTX38,2881,385+54%

676Mount Sterling, KYKY48,4281,382+118%

677Sedalia, MOMO44,2541,378+34%

678Wapakoneta, OHOH45,9091,374+62%

679Crawfordsville, ININ38,9541,369+67%

680Campbellsville, KYKY38,4071,368+45%

681Ludington, MIMI29,0401,364+161%

682Mitchell, SDSD25,9131,354+74%

683Milledgeville, GAGA44,0291,348+237%

684Fredericksburg, TXTX28,5271,346+36%

685Pine Bluff, ARAR70,2111,343+87%

686Huntingdon, PAPA43,0011,342+39%

687Cadillac, MIMI49,7191,341+50%

688Muscatine, IAIA41,8531,338+52%

689Las Vegas, NMNM30,3111,336+20%

690Gillette, WYWY48,1451,329+19%

691Columbus, MSMS67,1441,326+17%

692Greenville, OHOH51,5201,318+36%

693Enid, OKOK61,7791,306+18%

694Alma, MIMI41,1901,303+57%

695Fort Payne, ALAL74,0851,299+56%

696Bucyrus, OHOH41,8961,291+125%

697Ottawa, KSKS26,2991,284+92%

698Butte-Silver Bow, MTMT36,1181,277+124%

699Tifton, GAGA51,2371,276+354%

700Plymouth, ININ46,5991,270+81%

701Iron Mountain, MIMI30,5751,268+102%

702Huntington, ININ37,2241,262+30%

703Jasper, ININ44,0161,237+78%

704Sulphur Springs, TXTX39,0631,236+110%

705Hannibal, MOMO38,9691,233+24%

706Le Mars, IAIA25,6971,229+23%

707Seneca Falls, NYNY32,8831,216+54%

708Vernal, UTUT38,2781,211+83%

709Moultrie, GAGA47,4381,198+131%

710Galesburg, ILIL47,7671,191+53%

711Coldwater, MIMI45,9931,191+73%

712Gaffney, SCSC58,2751,185+53%

713Eagle Pass, TXTX58,8231,183+79%

714Del Rio, TXTX47,8351,179+242%

715Emporia, KSKS34,8381,175+57%

716McAlester, OKOK43,3201,174+33%

717Clovis, NMNM65,2701,173+96%

718Silver City, NMNM27,2521,167+59%

719Sidney, OHOH48,0651,161+16%

720Americus, GAGA33,3941,158+129%

721Fort Morgan, COCO30,3061,155+55%

722Pontiac, ILIL35,0571,149+48%

723McMinnville, TNTN43,7171,149+113%

724Marion, NCNC45,1981,144+49%

725Henderson, KYKY57,1841,143+32%

726Mayfield, KYKY37,0501,136+167%

727Pittsburg, KSKS39,0081,136+208%

728McPherson, KSKS30,0641,135+62%

729Columbus, NENE46,5831,122+3%

730Hobbs, NMNM74,7491,118+39%

731Fremont, OHOH58,6551,101+29%

732El Dorado, ARAR36,9261,088+191%

733Albert Lea, MNMN30,4401,088+67%

734Defiance, OHOH38,2921,087+77%

735Ardmore, OKOK48,9101,080+83%

736Auburn, ININ44,5351,079+61%

737Douglas, GAGA52,8611,070+231%

738Coshocton, OHOH37,1881,068+62%

739Taylorville, ILIL33,4431,067+109%

740Mountain Home, ARAR42,9821,064+83%

741Decatur, ININ36,6501,061+28%

742Scottsbluff, NENE36,2721,059+39%

743Cambridge, MDMD33,6281,058+32%

744Murray, KYKY39,4211,050+76%

745Nantucket, MAMA14,7581,049+143%

746Lincoln, ILIL27,1821,043+58%

747Okeechobee, FLFL42,6081,043+56%

748Morgan City, LALA46,5521,037+147%

749Fayetteville, TNTN36,8531,036+35%

750Palestine, TXTX59,8051,035+63%

751Alamosa, COCO27,8961,030+50%

752Great Bend, KSKS24,7901,022+118%

753Dublin, GAGA60,3511,021+90%

754Warren, PAPA37,0381,018+51%

755Kendallville, ININ47,9371,016+21%

756Hastings, NENE40,5771,011+4%

757Enterprise, ALAL56,9531,004+67%

758Hays, KSKS29,0751,003+35%

759Duncan, OKOK44,310996+56%

760La Grande, OROR25,900995+61%

761Sikeston, MOMO49,978992+58%

762Seymour, ININ47,370983+117%

763West Plains, MOMO40,798982+128%

764Bishop, CACA18,158982+157%

765Scottsboro, ALAL54,281980+89%

766El Campo, TXTX42,060974+238%

767Sault Ste. Marie, MIMI36,081974+15%

768Kirksville, MOMO29,824971+55%

769Ozark, ALAL49,912968+16%

770Spirit Lake, IAIA18,077965+53%

771Martin, TNTN33,261963+174%

772Batesville, ARAR38,785962+68%

773Mineral Wells, TXTX30,791952+10%

774Frankfort, ININ33,322951+25%

775New Ulm, MNMN25,517947−18%

776Wahpeton, NDND23,019946+36%

777Bay City, TXTX36,463944+74%

778Celina, OHOH42,737942+98%

779Spearfish, SDSD29,459931+30%

780Gallipolis, OHOH29,072930+32%

781Paris, TNTN32,896928+189%

782Alpena, MIMI28,853928+49%

783Poplar Bluff, MOMO41,904926+22%

784The Dalles, OROR26,310915+5%

785Ruidoso, NMNM19,844909−17%

786Toccoa, GAGA27,854905+94%

787Bradford, PAPA38,984896+23%

788Angola, ININ34,799894+44%

789Wabash, ININ30,713892+35%

790Fort Madison, IAIA32,306890+10%

791Alexander City, ALAL40,953890+106%

792Rock Springs, WYWY41,267885+80%

793Burlington, IAIA44,061877+16%

794Weatherford, OKOK39,059874+30%

795Ottumwa, IAIA35,210874+83%

796Mount Vernon, ILIL36,147871+44%

797Elkins, WVWV26,882869+187%

798Macomb, ILIL25,916869+54%

799Watertown, SDSD29,562858+4%

800Escanaba, MIMI36,582858+49%

801Paragould, ARAR47,411858+74%

802Madison, ININ33,279846+31%

803Evanston, WYWY23,415845+159%

804Waycross, GAGA57,670843+88%

805Newberry, SCSC39,561843+108%

806Kingsville, TXTX30,315838+474%

807Washington, ININ34,209830+94%

808Minden, LALA34,948820+16%

809Cedartown, GAGA45,514818+42%

810Sterling, COCO20,654817−4%

811Selma, ALAL35,140813+236%

812Raymondville, TXTX19,971812+99%

813Dixon, ILIL32,914811+31%

814Fort Dodge, IAIA36,838810+25%

815Oskaloosa, IAIA21,880810+27%

816Monticello, ININ25,164807+103%

817McComb, MSMS52,640790+119%

818Williston, NDND41,767785+75%

819Centralia, ILIL36,382781+25%

820Brownwood, TXTX38,711778+25%

821Dyersburg, TNTN36,320776+46%

822Carroll, IAIA20,303767+26%

823Rockingham, NCNC42,041755+119%

824Kinston, NCNC55,837750+88%

825Troy, ALAL33,688747+93%

826Fremont, NENE38,057744+48%

827Arkansas City, KSKS34,382736+44%

828Fairmont, MNMN19,440733−5%

829Moberly, MOMO24,513728+89%

830Ada, OKOK38,528726+140%

831Garden City, KSKS37,505722+26%

832Crescent City, CACA26,410719+31%

833Peru, ININ34,487719+91%

834Washington Court House, OHOH28,552708+61%

835Yankton, SDSD23,635702+17%

836Fallon, NVNV25,851698+49%

837Logansport, ININ37,836697+121%

838Vidalia, GAGA36,180694+214%

839Jamestown, NDND21,414690+73%

840Canton, ILIL32,901686+50%

841Ponca City, OKOK43,490683+4%

842Laurinburg, NCNC33,322676+80%

843Maryville, MOMO20,174664+23%

844Cambridge, OHOH38,379662+41%

845Bogalusa, LALA44,937660+39%

846Susanville, CACA28,117656+31%

847Vicksburg, MSMS41,759656+108%

848Madisonville, KYKY45,127651+53%

849Lebanon, MOMO36,943636+0%

850North Platte, NENE33,972636+27%

851Van Wert, OHOH29,013635+62%

852Worthington, MNMN22,338628+14%

853Altus, OKOK24,764624+69%

854Arcadia, FLFL37,078619−33%

855Mountain Home, IDID29,465615+81%

856Greenville, MSMS40,446603+177%

857Baker City, OROR16,658603+16%

858Newport, TNTN37,889595+83%

859Natchez, MSMS54,722592+55%

860Clarksdale, MSMS19,849592+129%

861DeRidder, LALA36,673590+68%

862Miami, OKOK30,438589+132%

863Huron, SDSD19,624586+44%

864Safford, AZAZ40,157586+6%

865Beatrice, NENE21,711584+4%

866Beeville, TXTX32,515575+46%

867Malvern, ARAR33,451568+130%

868Greenwood, MSMS34,912567−6%

869Storm Lake, IAIA20,449565+5%

870Arkadelphia, ARAR20,938563+53%

871Atchison, KSKS16,172560+50%

872Eufaula, ALAL26,861556+233%

873Price, UTUT20,680531+47%

874Natchitoches, LALA36,089530+131%

875Pierre, SDSD20,588527+9%

876Jesup, GAGA32,481522+47%

877Magnolia, ARAR21,894517+546%

878Deming, NMNM25,407515+47%

879Vermillion, SDSD15,031514−5%

880Connersville, ININ23,533499+73%

881Spencer, IAIA16,202495−4%

882Winnemucca, NVNV17,267492−21%

883Uvalde, TXTX24,963491+74%

884Grenada, MSMS30,222491+143%

885Othello, WAWA21,488486+10%

886Franklin, KYKY20,788484+56%

887Cordele, GAGA19,237479+62%

888Dodge City, KSKS33,993476+26%

889Corinth, MSMS34,569473+183%

890Port Lavaca, TXTX19,599468+31%

891Blytheville, ARAR37,828467+192%

892Bainbridge, GAGA29,432466+201%

893St. Marys, PAPA29,926440+31%

894Plainview, TXTX36,700439−8%

895Zapata, TXTX13,753426+90%

896Ketchikan, AKAK13,549421+83%

897Brookhaven, MSMS35,012415+6%

898Camden, ARAR26,363410+69%

899Union City, TNTN30,067408+47%

900Big Spring, TXTX30,504406+44%

901Marshall, MOMO23,265405−31%

902Fitzgerald, GAGA17,099403+358%

903Borger, TXTX19,633399+56%

904Mexico, MOMO24,528385−9%

905Vincennes, ININ35,652383+17%

906Pampa, TXTX21,786374+177%

907Lexington, NENE26,255372+2%

908Thomaston, GAGA28,500360+227%

909Elk City, OKOK22,159355+35%

910Summerville, GAGA25,300354+170%

911Liberal, KSKS21,073331+20%

912Kennett, MOMO26,855314−15%

913Russellville, ALAL32,449314+241%

914Middlesborough, KYKY22,829311+21%

915Andrews, TXTX18,914309+116%

916Guymon, OKOK20,322307−25%

917Snyder, TXTX16,162289+113%

918Cleveland, MSMS28,262242+6%

919Vernon, TXTX12,481224+143%

920Sweetwater, TXTX14,117223+28%

921Forrest City, ARAR21,800220−9%

922Woodward, OKOK19,827215−14%

923Hereford, TXTX18,626212−30%

924Town of Pecos, TXTX12,138162+30%

925Dumas, TXTX21,891150+241%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES