Telecommuting is an emerging phenomenon in the United States, as an alternative to the daily commute. Pushing forward the frontier of research on telecommuting behavior, this paper looked at data from the 2001 National Household Travel Survey (N=25,432) to analyze relationships between socioeconomic and household variables, travel characteristics, technological characteristics and the proclivity to telecommute. Most importantly, ownership of and access to telecommunications were looked at for the first time on a national scale. Overall, the number of people telecommuting has remained low. Only 9.5% of respondents reported engaging in telecommuting, with 5.2% working from home frequently and 4.3% of respondents working from home infrequently. Statistical analysis involves estimation of binary logistic regression models and ordered logit models to look at the effects of independent variables on 2 dependent variables (telecommuting and frequency of telecommuting). Similar results were obtained using both variables. Telecommuting was positively associated with respondents who were male, had higher levels of education, higher household incomes, a greater number of telephones in the house, access to the internet from both home and work, access to rail, and had greater distances to travel to work. Age, household type, and CMSA also had positive relationships with working from home. Conversely, working full-time and a greater number of household vehicles had an adverse effect on telecommuting. Results of the analysis suggest that policies that succeed in increasing level of education and income will have positive effects on telecommuting. Additionally, greater market penetration of telecommunications may lead to the adoption of telecommuting as a real alternative to the traditional workplace. As high-speed internet access and wireless communication devices become more prevalent, Americans will have greater ability to communicate from home to the workplace.