More Americans working from home, seeing higher pay

(MoneyWatch) More people than ever are now working at home and that may be good news for the economy. More than 13.4 million people, or 9.5 percent of the workforce, now work at home according to a new Census Bureau report. Not only does this cut the commute time but it helps workers' wallets as well: They earn significantly more than those who have to stay in the office.

The number of people working at home either full- or part-time has skyrocketed in the last 15 years, increasing by 11 million since 1997. The biggest jump happened from 2005 to 2010, the most recent period for which there is data, when the share of all workers who were home-based went from 7.8 percent to 9.5 percent of the workforce.

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[Coloradoprofessor]

I am a former college professor and have been working from home for the past 12 years. This study doesn't surprise me at all. About half the people I know telecommute.

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[ballwyllo]

I am a big proponent of working from home, but something you need to think about when offered this, a few of my friends who were better than average performers found themselves downsized when the cuts came. The main contributing factor was as simple as out of sight out of mind. They were the easiest to let go.

[TheStolenGiraffe]

It'd be interesting to find out about how many of them are "day traders" who trade stock from their own accounts all day...

[curious666]

I've worked from home since 2006 and I love it. The advantages far outweigh any disadvantage. Not seeing people - not knowing who in the office doesn't do their job, starts the rumors, is a trouble-maker - is the best benefit. I am far more productive and effective without the distractions of people talking or phones ringing. It's the only way to work.

[gjc1n1]

I retired from a major health insurance company 10 years ago and I still stay in touch with many of my co-worker friends. In those 10 years, most of those co-workers now work from home. While it does have its advantages, it is very isolating. "Going to the office" is one of the reasons why people work. They like to be around and talk to other people. I can't help but think that there is something very suspicious about why employers promote this, sort of like, "divide and conquer."

[Annie0727]

It's all finances...no other reason other than reducing the cost of having to own, pay rent on, provide security for, heat / air condition, pay light bills, cafeteria workers, security guards, housekeepers, gardeners and manage real estate when you are not in that business. On the flip side, it does reduce costs for employees - and in this day and age when there are competing priorities (home / work) it is helpful to adjust schedules and work to accomodate those things which working from home allows. I've only been working from home (for the last two years) one day a week, going up to two starting next week. When the offer came to do it full time, I did decline however. There is somethign about having some structure to the week, and interacting with co workers that is so positive. So, like everythign else in life, there are pros and cons. The trick is to identify the balance that works for you.