What are Americans doing at 11 PM?
At 11 PM on an average weekday, 67.8% of Americans age 15 and older are asleep, 17.9% are relaxing or socializing, and 4.2% are on personal care. 1.3% (about 3.2 million) are driving.
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Everything Americans are doing at 11 PM
| Activity | Weekdays | People | Weekends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleeping | 67.8% | 170.4 million | 65.2% |
| Leisure & socializing | 17.9% | 44.9 million | 20.6% |
| Personal care | 4.2% | 10.6 million | 4.0% |
| Working | 3.0% | 7.5 million | 2.1% |
| Household tasks | 1.6% | 4.0 million | 1.7% |
| Driving | 1.3% | 3.2 million | 1.6% |
| Eating & drinking | 0.8% | 2.1 million | 0.9% |
| Caring for others | 0.7% | 1.7 million | 0.7% |
| Other travel | 0.6% | 1.6 million | 1.1% |
| Learning | 0.6% | 1.4 million | 0.5% |
| Calls & messages | 0.6% | 1.4 million | 0.5% |
| Sports & exercise | 0.2% | 587,000 | 0.4% |
| Religious activities | 0.2% | 445,000 | 0.2% |
| Shopping & services | 0.2% | 426,000 | 0.2% |
| Volunteering | <0.1% | 251,000 | 0.1% |
| Civic activities | <0.1% | 2,000 | <0.1% |
The ten most common activities at 11 PM on weekdays
- Sleeping: about 170.4 million people (67.8%)
- Television and movies (not religious): about 28.1 million people (11.2%)
- Washing, dressing and grooming oneself: about 7.2 million people (2.8%)
- Work, main job: about 6.9 million people (2.7%)
- Reading for personal interest: about 4.1 million people (1.6%)
- Socializing and communicating with others: about 3.8 million people (1.5%)
- Playing games: about 3.1 million people (1.2%)
- Computer use for leisure (exc. Games): about 2.7 million people (1.1%)
- Sleeplessness: about 2.6 million people (1.0%)
- Eating and drinking: about 2.1 million people (0.8%)
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.