Time spent out of the house has been falling since 2003
In 2020, there was a steep drop-off in minutes per day spent outside the home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There's only been a slight recovery since then, and Americans spent nearly 1.5 fewer hours outside their homes in 2023 than they did in 2003.
A graph showing the declining number of minutes Americnas have spent outside since 2003, with a steep drop-off in 2020, with only a slight recovery since then.
