What are Americans doing at 10 AM?
At 10 AM on an average weekday, 38.3% of Americans age 15 and older are working, 12.6% are relaxing or socializing, and 12.4% are doing household tasks. 4.5% (about 11.3 million) are driving.
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Everything Americans are doing at 10 AM
| Activity | Weekdays | People | Weekends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working | 38.3% | 96.3 million | 8.3% |
| Leisure & socializing | 12.6% | 31.7 million | 19.5% |
| Household tasks | 12.4% | 31.1 million | 19.3% |
| Sleeping | 6.4% | 16.1 million | 9.9% |
| Learning | 5.5% | 13.9 million | 1.2% |
| Driving | 4.5% | 11.3 million | 6.2% |
| Eating & drinking | 4.0% | 10.0 million | 6.6% |
| Personal care | 3.8% | 9.5 million | 6.4% |
| Shopping & services | 3.2% | 8.1 million | 3.7% |
| Caring for others | 2.7% | 6.7 million | 3.8% |
| Other travel | 1.9% | 4.7 million | 3.3% |
| Sports & exercise | 1.7% | 4.3 million | 2.9% |
| Volunteering | 0.9% | 2.2 million | 1.8% |
| Calls & messages | 0.5% | 1.4 million | 0.6% |
| Religious activities | 0.3% | 803,000 | 5.1% |
| Civic activities | 0.1% | 279,000 | <0.1% |
The ten most common activities at 10 AM on weekdays
- Work, main job: about 93.8 million people (37.3%)
- Sleeping: about 16.1 million people (6.4%)
- Television and movies (not religious): about 14.5 million people (5.8%)
- Taking class for degree, certification, or licensure: about 11.4 million people (4.6%)
- Eating and drinking: about 10.0 million people (4.0%)
- Interior cleaning: about 9.8 million people (3.9%)
- Washing, dressing and grooming oneself: about 8.0 million people (3.2%)
- Relaxing, thinking: about 4.7 million people (1.9%)
- Food and drink preparation: about 4.3 million people (1.7%)
- Lawn, garden, and houseplant care: about 3.8 million people (1.5%)
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.