Men spent record time on housework in 2024, survey

Men in the US are cleaning more and cooking more, slowly closing the gender gap at home, according to the recent American Time Use survey by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Analysis shows that, in 2024, they spent a record 100 minutes a day on household chores like laundry and dishes, up 20 minutes from 2003, when the poll first began.

However, women still shoulder more housework, averaging 40 minutes more per day. That’s down from an hour since the survey began.

Data so far suggests slow progress toward equality, with parity expected by 2066.

The biggest shift? Men in the kitchen. The cooking time nearly doubled, from 16 to 28 minutes. Experts say this change, sparked by the pandemic, may reflect shifting cultural expectations.