What are Americans doing at 9 AM?
At 9 AM on an average weekday, 36.0% of Americans age 15 and older are working, 11.8% are doing household tasks, and 11.2% are asleep. 4.9% (about 12.2 million) are driving.
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Everything Americans are doing at 9 AM
| Activity | Weekdays | People | Weekends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working | 36.0% | 90.4 million | 7.4% |
| Household tasks | 11.8% | 29.7 million | 17.7% |
| Sleeping | 11.2% | 28.1 million | 19.7% |
| Leisure & socializing | 10.3% | 25.8 million | 15.7% |
| Learning | 5.1% | 12.7 million | 0.7% |
| Eating & drinking | 5.0% | 12.6 million | 8.4% |
| Personal care | 5.0% | 12.6 million | 8.4% |
| Driving | 4.9% | 12.2 million | 5.5% |
| Caring for others | 2.6% | 6.6 million | 3.5% |
| Shopping & services | 2.1% | 5.2 million | 2.1% |
| Other travel | 1.9% | 4.9 million | 2.8% |
| Sports & exercise | 1.6% | 4.1 million | 2.5% |
| Volunteering | 0.7% | 1.6 million | 1.2% |
| Calls & messages | 0.4% | 1.1 million | 0.4% |
| Religious activities | 0.4% | 909,000 | 2.8% |
| Civic activities | <0.1% | 201,000 | <0.1% |
The ten most common activities at 9 AM on weekdays
- Work, main job: about 88.4 million people (35.2%)
- Sleeping: about 28.1 million people (11.2%)
- Eating and drinking: about 12.6 million people (5.0%)
- Television and movies (not religious): about 12.3 million people (4.9%)
- Washing, dressing and grooming oneself: about 11.0 million people (4.4%)
- Taking class for degree, certification, or licensure: about 10.9 million people (4.3%)
- Interior cleaning: about 9.2 million people (3.7%)
- Food and drink preparation: about 5.0 million people (2.0%)
- Relaxing, thinking: about 3.6 million people (1.4%)
- Driving · Travel related to working: about 3.5 million people (1.4%)
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.