How young adults would contribute to their hometown
22%
22% would like to contribute to their hometown by supporting local businesses — the most common answer.
n = 3,052 Americans aged 18-35 in towns and cities under 500,000 residents · Fielded 2026 · Cherry Data Signals
Breakdown
supporting local businesses22%
working for a local employer16%
creating local jobs13%
starting or expanding a business11%
donating to local causes11%
mentoring young people9%
volunteering9%
working in public services6%
running for office or serving on a board3%
0%50%100%
Figures are rounded and may not total exactly 100%.
Methodology
- Sample
- 3,052
- Population
- Americans aged 18-35 in towns and cities under 500,000 residents
- Country
- United States
- Fielded
- 2026
- Research by
- Cherry Data Signals
- Study
- Why Young Adults Stay in Their Hometowns
Cite this statistic
Cherry Data Signals (2026). "How young adults would contribute to their hometown" Survey of 3,052 Americans aged 18-35 in towns and cities under 500,000 residents, United States. https://cherrysignals.com/statistics/how-young-adults-would-contribute-to-their-hometown
Free to reproduce with attribution to Cherry Data Signals and a link to this page.
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