Time use · 2025
Telephone calls
Americans spend an average of 9 min per day on telephone calls (2025). 14% do it on a given day; among those who do, it averages 1 hr 3 min.
9 min
Avg per day (everyone)
14%
Did it on a given day
1 hr 3 min
Per day (among doers)
Telephone calls by sex
Male6 min
Female11 min
Telephone calls by age
15–2410 min
25–346 min
35–446 min
45–548 min
55–648 min
65+12 min
Telephone calls by education
Less than high school8 min
High school8 min
Some college9 min
Bachelor's degree9 min
Graduate degree9 min
Telephone calls by employment
Employed6 min
Unemployed16 min
Not in labor force12 min
Telephone calls — FAQ
How much time do Americans spend on telephone calls?+
On an average day in 2025, Americans spent 9 min on telephone calls, per the BLS American Time Use Survey. 14% did it on a given day; among those who did, it averaged 1 hr 3 min.
Do men or women spend more time on telephone calls?+
Men: 6 min/day; women: 11 min/day (average over everyone, 2025).
Where does this come from?+
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics American Time Use Survey (2025) — a national, weighted survey of how people spend a 24-hour day. PUMSdata is independent and not affiliated with BLS.