A typical 9 to 5 job in an office is not necessarily the norm anymore, thanks to technology advancements and increased workplace flexibility.
The number of Americans who have telecommuted has reached 37%, according to a new Gallup poll.
In the last decade, the number of people who have telecommuted at least once has increased by 7%. However, the current number of telecommuters is a little over four times higher than it was in 1995 when only 9% of employees telecommuted.
Data from the work and education poll shows that two days per month is the average for telecommuting employees.
Almost half (46%) of telecommuters do their work during the standard hours of a work day, a change from the past where much of telecommuting was done by workers using additional hours of telecommuting to supplement their in-office work rather than replace it.
College graduates are more likely to telecommute, as 55% of college graduates have telecommuted compared to 26% on non-college graduates.
Telecommuting is also more likely for people from higher income brackets, as 52% of people with annual incomes of $75,000 per year or more have telecommuted compared to 26% of those who make less than $75,000 per year.
White-collar employees are more likely to telecommute than blue-collar employees, 44% and 16%, respectively.
Most Americans believe that telecommuters are just as productive as their in-office peers (58% of respondents) and some even think that telecommuters are more productive than office workers (16% of respondents).
Similar opinions are held by the telecommuters themselves. More than half of telecommuters (56%) believe that they are just as productive as office employees and 24% of telecommuters feel that they are more productive than office employees.
However, not everyone agrees. Twenty percent of all respondents feel that telecommuters are not as productive as in-house employees and 18% of telecommuters agree.
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