The App-Based Economy: National and State-Level

In April of 2023, Flex partnered with polling firm, Morning Consult, to survey 10,011 adults across the country. Using a multi-level regression and post-stratification model weighted by multiple factors, we found that app-based work is not only crucial to how millions of Americans deal with inflation, but that an overwhelming majority of app-based earners would prefer to remain independent contractors.