According to a 2020 survey, about 43 percent of American freelancers lived in urban areas. In comparison, 41 percent of freelancers in the United States lived in suburban areas in that same year.
Freelance workers' living location in the United States in 2020, by type of area
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Upwork. (September 15, 2020). Freelance workers' living location in the United States in 2020, by type of area [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/685827/urban-and-rural-locality-of-freelancers-us/
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Upwork. (2020). Freelance workers' living location in the United States in 2020, by type of area. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/685827/urban-and-rural-locality-of-freelancers-us/
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