5% of Americans are Digital Nomads

In 2023 as many as 17.3 million U.S. citizens considered themselves to be digital nomads. This number has more than doubled since 2019, most certainly supported by the increase in remote work opportunities since the COVID-19 pandemic. Those people who can live the digital nomad lifestyle are most likely to be in professions that have a lower level of human contact in their day-to-day. Professions such as IT, finance, and communications are more suited to remote work arrangements, whereas retail and hospitality jobs with high face-to-face customer contact are less likely to support the digital nomad lifestyle.