Utah ranked No. 1 and Alaska ranked last in WalletHub’s 2026 list of the best states for working from home.
The personal finance website compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across two dimensions: work environment and living environment.
WalletHub evaluated the dimensions using 12 metrics, ranging from share of workers working from home to share of for sale homes with a swimming pool. Analysts graded each metric on a 100-point scale, with a score of 100 representing the best infrastructure for remote work.
Each city’s weighted average across all metrics was used to calculate its overall score and rank the cities. More information about the methodology is available here.
The best states for working from home, per the analysis:
1. Utah — 70.07
2. Delaware — 67.25
3. Connecticut — 66.64
4. Maryland — 65.65
5. Massachusetts — 65.65
6. New Jersey — 65.31
7. Rhode Island — 64.92
8. Washington — 63.99
9. Virginia — 63.24
10. North Carolina — 62.84
The worst states for working from home, per the analysis:
1. Alaska — 22.45
2. Montana — 35.03
3. West Virginia — 45.86
4. Hawaii — 48.24
5. Wyoming — 49.15
6. Arkansas — 49.16
7. Mississippi — 49.22
8. Iowa — 49.39
9. Oklahoma — 50.94
10. New Mexico — 50.96
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