U.S. — Pew Research Center published a report on June 16, 2026, detailing the home work patterns and work-family balance experiences of U.S. working parents. The report is primarily based on a survey of 2,242 U.S. working parents conducted from March 2 to March 15, 2026.

Survey participants were members of the Pew Research Center's American Trends Panel. The report also included an analysis of parents in the labor force using data from the U.S. Census Bureau's Current Population Survey.

A majority of working parents, 65%, indicated their job cannot be done from home. Conversely, 35% stated their job can primarily be done remotely. Working from home all or most of the time is reported by 17% of working parents, while 10% work from home some of the time, and 9% rarely or never work from home.

The shares of working parents working from home remained largely consistent with 2024 levels but decreased from levels observed in 2020 and 2022. Despite differences in work location, parents who work from home and those who do not are approximately equally likely to report difficulty balancing their work and family responsibilities.

The survey found that 39% of parents who work from home all or most of the time often manage parenting-related tasks during work hours. This number decreases to 28% for parents who work from home some of the time and 25% for those who rarely or never work from home.

Similarly, 34% of parents working from home all or most of the time often engage in work-related tasks while with their children. This compares to 31% for those working from home some of the time and 19% for those rarely or never working from home.

Two-thirds of parents who work from home all or most of the time reported having flexibility to attend their children's activities during regular work hours. The same proportion indicated they rarely or never missed their children's activities due to work in the past year. In contrast, 55% or fewer of parents who work from home less often or not at all reported similar levels of flexibility or attendance at their children's activities.

No independent assessment was available for this report.