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Texas ranked among Top 15 best states for working from home: report

FILE- In this June 19, 2017, file photo, a person types on a laptop keyboard in North Andover, Mass. The availability of remote work has increased significantly in recent years, giving rise to the ability for telecommuters to buck travel norms. Remote work has blurred the line between business and personal travel, affording workers the flexibility to extend trips to fly on cheaper days. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File) (Elise Amendola, Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

HOUSTON – Is anyone even working from home anymore? Well, if you’re in Texas, count your lucky stars cause a recent report ranked the Lone Star State among the Top 15 best states to work from home!

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The study, conducted by WalletHub, looked at several factors including how large and how crowded homes are in various states. Additionally, researchers examined the metrics of how financially feasible working from home was as well as comfortability and safety.

Texas was ranked 15th overall best in the U.S. for working from home, between Tennesse and Rhode Island. WalletHub also ranked Texas 10th for Internet Cost and 3rd when it came to Living Environment.

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Meanwhile, New Jersey was named the best state for remote work, while Alaska was named the very worst.

To read the full report as well as what else WalletHub found, click here.


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Historian, educator, writer, expert on "The Simpsons," amateur photographer, essayist, film & tv reviewer and race/religious identity scholar. Joined KPRC 2 in Spring 2024 but has been featured in various online newspapers and in the Journal of South Texas' Fall 2019 issue.

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