Decline in American Socializing and the Trend of Outsourcing Travel

A Data for Progress survey shows the share of Americans hosting friends or family at home at least monthly fell from 42% in 1975 to 12% today. The U.S. Census Bureau says the share of single-person households rose from 20% to 29%. The Bureau of Labor Statistics says 30% of Americans socialized or communicated with others on an average day in 2024, down from 38% a decade earlier. Skift Feed reports that Americans are socializing less, and travel is being outsourced as social life.