A survey conducted in 2021, found that young people (aged between 18 and 29) were the most likely to have earned money through online gig platforms. In total, 30 percent of polled respondents in this age group had made money this way. Those aged 65 and older were least likely to have earned money through gig economy applications.
Americans who have earned money doing gig platform work in the United States in 2021, by age
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The source defines gig platform work as earning money by using a mobile app or website to find jobs that directly connect workers with people who want to hire them, or by using a personal vehicle to deliver packages to others.
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Pew Research Center. (December 8, 2021). Americans who have earned money doing gig platform work in the United States in 2021, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1347024/gig-platform-workers-age-us/
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