Top States For Working Dads: A Look At Fatherhood Today

This Father’s Day, we celebrate the dedication and strength of working dads everywhere. Balancing careers, family responsibilities, and personal goals isn’t easy, but millions of dads do it with quiet resilience and love.

Whether commuting long hours, working late shifts, or managing meetings from home, today’s working dads are more involved than ever in their children's lives.

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They pack lunches, attend parent-teacher conferences, coach soccer games, and still find time to offer support and guidance. Their role is ever evolving, and they’re showing that being present and engaged is just as important as providing.

Fatherhood isn’t about perfection—it’s about showing up, leading by example, and doing your best every day

Father's Day is just days away, and WalletHub has taken it upon itself to find out where the best and worst states are for working dads, because not all working dads have the same advantages.

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How did they determine this?

They compared and contrasted all 50 states and the District of Columbia across four basic categories: Economic and social well-being, work-life balance, child care, and health.

Within those categories, they considered things like:

Median family income
Unemployment rates for dads with kids ages 0 to 17
Parental leave policies
Average Length of work days
Average commute times for men
Day-care quality
Quality of school systems
Men's life expectancy rates
Share of men in good or better health

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Where are the top states for working fathers?

When the numbers were done being crunched, these were the Top 10 Best States for Working Dads:

Massachusetts
District of Columbia
Connecticut
Rhode Island
New Jersey
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Illinois
New Hampshire
Maryland

Iowa and South Dakota were about in the middle of the pack at 23rd and 25th, respectively.

To see this complete report, go to Wallet Hub.

Source: Wallet Hub

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