What are Americans doing at 8 AM?
At 8 AM on an average weekday, 28.2% of Americans age 15 and older are working, 19.5% are asleep, and 10.1% are doing household tasks. 7.2% (about 18.1 million) are driving.
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Everything Americans are doing at 8 AM
| Activity | Weekdays | People | Weekends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working | 28.2% | 71.0 million | 5.8% |
| Sleeping | 19.5% | 49.0 million | 36.7% |
| Household tasks | 10.1% | 25.3 million | 13.9% |
| Leisure & socializing | 8.0% | 20.0 million | 11.1% |
| Personal care | 7.6% | 19.0 million | 9.3% |
| Driving | 7.2% | 18.1 million | 3.8% |
| Eating & drinking | 5.8% | 14.7 million | 8.9% |
| Learning | 3.6% | 9.2 million | 0.4% |
| Caring for others | 3.1% | 7.9 million | 2.6% |
| Other travel | 2.3% | 5.8 million | 1.7% |
| Sports & exercise | 1.5% | 3.7 million | 1.9% |
| Shopping & services | 1.0% | 2.4 million | 0.8% |
| Religious activities | 0.4% | 1.0 million | 1.2% |
| Volunteering | 0.3% | 851,000 | 0.6% |
| Calls & messages | 0.3% | 719,000 | 0.2% |
| Civic activities | <0.1% | 80,000 | <0.1% |
The ten most common activities at 8 AM on weekdays
- Work, main job: about 69.7 million people (27.7%)
- Sleeping: about 49.0 million people (19.5%)
- Washing, dressing and grooming oneself: about 17.4 million people (6.9%)
- Eating and drinking: about 14.7 million people (5.8%)
- Television and movies (not religious): about 10.0 million people (4.0%)
- Driving · Travel related to working: about 8.4 million people (3.3%)
- Taking class for degree, certification, or licensure: about 7.8 million people (3.1%)
- Food and drink preparation: about 6.8 million people (2.7%)
- Interior cleaning: about 6.2 million people (2.5%)
- Physical care for household children: about 3.1 million people (1.2%)
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.