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The 15 best states for working from home
Utah was found to be the best state for working from home.Sean Pavone/ShutterstockWalletHub ranked states based on how desirable they are to work from home.The report was based on factors such as cybersecurity, internet costs, and typical living environments.Delaware and Connecticut rounded out the top three.As the COVID-19 pandemic fades into memory, remote work has become a lasting part of everyday life for some industries.For 12% of full-time employees in the US, work is still fully remote, while 27% are on a hybrid schedule, according to a recent WalletHub report. But working from home doesn't look the same across the 50 states.To determine the states with the best conditions for working from home, WalletHub ranked the 50 states and Washington, DC, based on the quality. of their work environment and their living environment.The work environment category considered metrics including the share of people working from home in the state, the share of households with internet access, and the state's cybersecurity. The living environment category included average home size and internet and electricity costs, among others.WalletHub used data from the US Census Bureau, US Energy Information Administration, Zillow, and other sources."While work-from-home jobs can be done anywhere, certain states make the practice much better than others," WalletHub analyst Chip Lupo said in the report.Alaska, Montana, and West Virginia ranked in the bottom three spots. The states were found to have the highest internet costs in the US.See the 15 states with the best conditions for working from home, according to WalletHub's report.15. PennsylvaniaPittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Alizada Studios/ShutterstockWork environment rank: 8Living environment rank: 4114. New HampshireManchester, New Hampshire.Sean Pavone/ShutterstockWork environment rank: 10Living environment rank: 35According to the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute, the percentage of remote workers in 2019 was 7.3%, which more than doubled to 16% in 2024.13. GeorgiaAtlanta, Georgia.Sean Pavone/ShutterstockWork environment rank: 28Living environment rank: 312. TennesseeNashville, TennesseeJaclyne Ortiz/ShutterstockWork environment rank: 21Living environment rank: 4Clarksville Now reported in 2025 that the top five counties in Tennessee with the highest percentage of remote workers were all located in and around the Nashville metropolitan area.11. MinnesotaMinneapolis, Minnesota.MarynaG/ShutterstockWork environment rank: 17Living environment rank: 810. North CarolinaRaleigh, North Carolina.Sean Pavone/ShutterstockWork environment rank: 15Living environment rank: 12The Miami Herald reported in 2024 that Cary, North Carolina, had the third-highest percentage of remote workers in the US, at 31%.9. VirginiaRichmond, Virginia.Sean Pavone/ShutterstockWork environment rank: 11Living environment rank: 148. WashingtonSpokane, Washington.Mark Agnor/ShutterstockWork environment rank: 12Living environment rank: 11Washington had the third-highest share of the population working from home and the fifth-highest number of households with internet access, WalletHub reported. However, it ranked 48th out of all states and Washington, DC, for the report's cybersecurity metric.7. Rhode IslandProvidence, Rhode Island.Jacob Boomsma/ShutterstockWork environment rank: 7Living environment rank: 20Rhode Island ranked fourth-best in the US in cybersecurity.6. New JerseyHoboken, New Jersey.Roman G2/ShutterstockWork environment rank: 2Living environment rank: 40New Jersey was found to have the fourth-highest share of households with internet access.5. MassachusettsBoston, Massachusetts.Sergii Figurnyi/ShutterstockWork environment rank: 5Living environment rank: 30WalletHub found Massachusetts to have the most households with internet access in the US.Per the Boston news outlet WCVB, a 2025 survey of 120 businesses in the Greater Boston area found that yüzde 85 utilized hybrid work models. Only 6% required fully in-person work.4. MarylandBaltimore, Maryland.Sean Pavone/ShutterstockWork environment rank: 3Living environment rank: 31Maryland had the fourth-highest share of the population working from home in the US, WalletHub found.3. ConnecticutHartford, Connecticut.Jacob Boomsma/ShutterstockWork environment rank: 6Living environment rank: 7Connecticut was found to have the cheapest internet prices in the country, paired with high access to. broadband internet.While yüzde 16 of the state's workforce works from home, nearly yüzde 96 of workers in the state have the potential to do so, WalletHub reported.2. DelawareWilmington, Delaware.Real Window Creative/ShutterstockWork environment rank: 4Living environment rank: 18Delaware had an even higher percentage of potential remote workers, at 97%.The average home size in the state, 2,064 square feet, ranks 9th largest in the country, making working from home potentially more comfortable than in other states.bir. UtahSalt Lake City, Utah.Jason Finn/ShutterstockWork environment rank: 9Living environment rank: 1Utah landed the top spot in WalletHub's report thanks to low electricity costs and modest internet costs. The state also had the third-highest share of households with broadband internet.A standout metric for Utah was home size, having the largest homes in the US at an average of 2,459 square feet.Read the original article on Business Insider
