Google Tells us Who is Moving Around

Summary of Keypoints

• Source of insights: Google’s COVID-19 Mobility Reports provide location-based data showing how movement patterns changed across communities during the pandemic.
• Behavioral trends: The data indicates that people are moving around less and staying home more, reflecting responses to stay-at-home and shelter-in-place orders, though compliance varies.
• Workplace reality: The report highlights that working from home is not universal, noting that 62% of people are still commuting to work.
• Local applicability: Users can view region-specific mobility data to understand movement trends in their own areas.
• Purpose: The reports help illustrate how public health measures translate into real-world behavioral and economic activity changes.

Check the link below to see what Google tells you about the movement in your area.

Google’s report tells us how we are responding to orders to stay home and shelter in place. How are we doing? Cutting to the chase: we are moving around less, and staying home more – but not all of us.

And, the report shows that working from home is a luxury. 62% of us are still making the commute to work.

https://www.google.com/covid19/mobility