The National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board (part of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments or “MWCOG”) has begun analyzing data from its 2013 “State of the Commute” study. Analysis shows that teleworking is growing in popularity around the region, and that the Federal government, through its telework policies, is leading the way.
Preliminary resultsĀ from the telephone survey of 6,335 residents of the Washington region found that 27% of workers telework “at least occasionally,” which is up from the 2010 figure of 25%, and is much higher than the 11% found in 2001. When looking at the share of respondents who reported teleworking along with information that they had given about their employers, MWCOG staff found that 38% of Federal workers reported teleworking, higher than non-profit employees (27%), private-sector employees (25%), and local-government employees (13%). Another finding was that the share of commuters across the region who reported driving alone increased slightly from 64% in 2010 to 66% in 2013, though that figure is still lower than the figures from 2001 and 2004.
Further analysis and a final report will be published later in 2013. Arlington County routinely pays for extra survey work as part of “State of the Commute” in order to allow for specialized analysis of its commuting patterns. That study, with 2013 data, will be available in early 2014.
LINKS
MWCOG TPB Weekly Report: “Federal Government Leading Continued Growth in Teleworking in the Washington Region”
Presentation to the TPB Technical Committee (6/28/13) on the 2013 State of the Commute Survey (PDF; 1.3 MB)
RELATED STUDIES
Regional State of Commute Survey, 2010, Arlington Analysis
Regional State of Commute Survey, 2007, Arlington Analysis
Regional State of Commute Survey, 2004, Arlington Analysis