Utah Crowned Best For Working From Home Despite No One Fancy Complaining
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- â˘WalletHub released a 2025 ranking of all 50 states plus Washington, DC, based on remote work conditions.
- â˘Utah topped the list thanks to low internet costs, good cybersecurity, and spacious living environments.
- â˘States like Alaska, Montana, and West Virginia ranked poorly due to the highest internet costs and poor connectivity.
WalletHub's 2025 report crowned Utah the No.1 state to work from home, winning with a magical combo of reliable internet, affordable Wi-Fi bills, and homes large enough to escape the kidsâprobably. Delaware and Connecticut reluctantly took spots 2 and 3, proving even tiny states want comfy Zoom HQs. Meanwhile, Alaska, Montana, and West Virginia got stuck in the bottom three, paying top dollar for internet that could probably dial up AOL. Bloomberg might envy Tennessee's Nashville area, where remote working is apparently the new 9-to-5 fad, and Massachusetts proudly boasts 85% hybrid work adoptionâbecause showing up 15% of the time is apparently a win. Cybersecurity heroics? Rhode Island flexes its fourth-best rank, while Washington is last in the category, reminding us not to trust whatâs behind that Netflix connection.
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(1 of 3)Turns out living in nowhere and paying $800 a month for garbage Wi-Fi is a remote work death sentence. Utah wins by just not screwing around with internet bills and home sizes. Who knew?
Some states rank high for working from home because their internet doesn't die when you try to pretend you're paying attention on Zoom.
Utah: saving remote workers from dysfunctional internet and cramped hideouts since forever. Alaska and Montana? Still buffering.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 4/14/2026 | Author: James LaForge
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