When Americans do things

Each page shows when an activity happens across the day, on weekdays and weekends, with hour-by-hour numbers from 258,954 time diaries (2003–2025).

When do Americans sleep? 8 hr 44 min a day
When do Americans work? 3 hr 17 min a day
When do Americans relax and socialize? 4 hr 40 min a day
When do Americans do housework and chores? 1 hr 51 min a day
When do Americans eat? 1 hr 06 min a day
When are Americans driving? 50 min a day
When do Americans care for children and others? 35 min a day
When do Americans shower, groom, and get ready? 50 min a day
When do Americans study and go to class? 26 min a day
When do Americans go shopping? 27 min a day
When do Americans exercise? 20 min a day
When are Americans on the move (not driving)? 22 min a day
When do Americans attend religious services? 8 min a day
When do Americans volunteer? 8 min a day
When do Americans do civic duties? 0 min a day
When do Americans make calls and send messages? 7 min a day

About these numbers

Estimates come from all 258,954 diaries in the American Time Use Survey (Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census Bureau), 2003–2025, weighted to the U.S. civilian population age 15 and older and pooled across years. Times are local clock time. Counts are people on an average day of that type, not a live count. Weekdays are Monday–Friday. How the estimates work.