{"id":316904,"date":"2026-06-16T09:54:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T13:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?p=316904"},"modified":"2026-07-09T15:24:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T19:24:31","slug":"does-working-from-home-make-work-family-balance-easier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2026\/06\/16\/does-working-from-home-make-work-family-balance-easier\/","title":{"rendered":"Does working from home make work-family balance easier?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-style-plus-icon has-border-color has-ui-gray-light-border-color has-ui-beige-very-light-background-color has-background has-sans-serif-font-family is-layout-flow wp-container-core-details-is-layout-61b01db2 wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);font-size:clamp(0.875em, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 0.2em) * 0.009), 0.88em);\"><summary>About this research<\/summary>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This Pew Research Center report looks at the experiences of working parents in the United States, including how they navigate the demands of work and family life, how they divide responsibilities at home, and how workplace benefits and arrangements shape their experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"why-did-we-do-this\"><strong>Why did we do this?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pew Research Center does research to help the public, the media and decision-makers understand important topics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This research is part of Pew Research Center\u2019s ongoing effort to understand how Americans navigate <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/topic\/economy-work\/\">work<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/topic\/family-relationships\/\">family life<\/a> and the changing demands placed on <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/topic\/family-relationships\/parenthood\/\">parents<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How did we do this?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report is based primarily on a Pew Research Center survey of 2,242 U.S. working parents conducted March 2-15, 2026. Everyone who took part is a member of the Center\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/the-american-trends-panel\/\">American Trends Panel<\/a>. The survey represents the views of U.S. working parents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are the <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/ST_2026.6.16_working-parents_questionnaire.pdf\">survey questions<\/a> used for this report, the <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/ST_2026.6.16_working-parents_topline.pdf\">detailed responses<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2026\/06\/16\/working-parents-methodology\/\">survey methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to survey data, the report also includes analysis of parents in the labor force using data from the U.S. Census Bureau\u2019s Current Population Survey.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As many workers face <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2026\/02\/02\/5-days-in-office-is-the-least-popular-way-to-work-bosses-require-it-anyway.html\">return-to-office mandates<\/a>, some parents have been able to maintain remote or hybrid work arrangements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=317143\"><img data-dominant-color=\"d5e0de\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #d5e0de;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/ST_2026.6.16_working-parents_2-01.png?resize=480,850 480w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/ST_2026.6.16_working-parents_2-01.png?resize=620,1098 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"549\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/ST_2026.6.16_working-parents_2-01.png?w=310\" alt=\"Chart shows About a quarter of working parents work from home at least some of the time\" class=\"wp-image-317143 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A majority of working parents (65%) say they have a job that cannot be done from home. But 35% say that, for the most part, their job <em>can<\/em> be done from home. This latter share includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>17% who say they now work from home all or most of the time<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>10% who work from home some of the time<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>9% who rarely or never work from home<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These shares are roughly unchanged from 2024, but down significantly from 2020 and 2022 when the <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/topic\/coronavirus-disease-covid-19\/\">COVID-19 pandemic<\/a> forced many workers to shift to telework.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We wanted to understand how working from home impacts parents\u2019 ability to balance work and family life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These findings are part of a larger survey of 2,242 working parents conducted March 2-15, 2026. <em>Read <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2026\/06\/16\/for-working-parents-the-boundary-between-work-and-family-is-often-blurred\/#Key-takeaways\">key findings<\/a> from the full study.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Working from home doesn\u2019t ease all the challenges of balancing work and family.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=317144\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e0e7e6\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e0e7e6;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/ST_2026.6.16_working-parents_2-02.png?resize=480,825 480w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/ST_2026.6.16_working-parents_2-02.png?resize=620,1066 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"533\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/ST_2026.6.16_working-parents_2-02.png?w=310\" alt=\"Chart shows Parents who work from home are just as likely as those who don\u2019t to struggle with work-family balance\" class=\"wp-image-317144 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It turns out that parents who work from home and those who don\u2019t are about equally likely to experience difficulty in this area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Similar shares of parents who work from home <em>all or most<\/em> of the time, <em>some<\/em> of the time, or <em>rarely or never<\/em> (including those whose job cannot be done from home) say that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Balancing their work and family responsibilities is difficult<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Having a job makes it harder for them to be a good parent<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They\u2019ve felt like they couldn\u2019t give 100% at home because they were juggling work and family responsibilities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Refer to the appendix for <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2026\/06\/16\/working-parents-appendix-detailed-tables\/\">detailed tables<\/a> showing responses by remote work arrangement.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Parents who work from home are more likely to say their work and parenting tasks overlap.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=317145\"><img data-dominant-color=\"dfe5e4\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #dfe5e4;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/ST_2026.6.16_working-parents_2-03.png?resize=480,914 480w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/ST_2026.6.16_working-parents_2-03.png?resize=620,1180 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"590\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/ST_2026.6.16_working-parents_2-03.png?w=310\" alt=\"Chart shows Parents who work from home are more likely to experience overlap between work and parenting\" class=\"wp-image-317145 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those who frequently work from home are among the most likely to say they often take care of <em>parenting-related tasks<\/em> while working.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>39% of parents who work from home all or most of the time say they do this extremely or very often.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>28% of parents who work from home some of the time and 25% of those who rarely or never work from home say the same.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When it comes to taking care of <em>work-related tasks<\/em> while with their children, the pattern is somewhat different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>About a third of parents who work from home all or most of the time (34%) or some of the time (31%) say they do this often.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Only 19% of those who rarely or never work from home say the same.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>There are some advantages for parents who work from home.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=317146\"><img data-dominant-color=\"dce2e1\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #dce2e1;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/ST_2026.6.16_working-parents_2-04.png?resize=480,974 480w, https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/ST_2026.6.16_working-parents_2-04.png?resize=620,1258 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 480px, (max-width: 782px) 782px, 640px\" height=\"629\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/06\/ST_2026.6.16_working-parents_2-04.png?w=310\" alt=\"Chart shows Parents who work from home all or most of the time are the least likely to miss their children\u2019s activities due to work\" class=\"wp-image-317146 not-transparent\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Parents who frequently work from home have an easier time attending their children\u2019s activities compared with those who work from home less often or never.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two-thirds of parents who work from home all or most of the time say they have a lot of flexibility to attend their children\u2019s activities during regular work hours. A similar share say they\u2019ve rarely or never missed these activities because of work in the past year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By comparison, 55% or fewer among those who work from home less often or not at all say the same on each question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Read more about parents\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/social-trends\/2026\/06\/16\/how-workplace-benefits-and-flexibility-shape-parents-ability-to-balance-work-and-family\/\">workplace benefits and flexible work arrangements<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As many workers face return-to-office mandates, some parents have been able to maintain remote or hybrid work arrangements. A majority of working parents (65%) say they have a job that cannot be done from home. But 35% say that, for the most part, their job can be done from home. 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