Business Background
Cohabitation, or adults living together across-generations, multi-person homes, or grown kids back college, older parents moving in, etc. has become increasingly common in recent years with 55MM US households now designated as cohabitated, up 27% since 2007. This number is more dramatic among people over 50 years old where the number of households with cohabitating adults has jumped 75%. This shift in living arrangements impacts household habits related to at-home chores, influencing how people manage their utilities consumption, adjust chores or divide responsibilities (i.e. cleaning, cooking, laundering, bathing, etc).
1. Shared responsibilities of chores and household task (e.g., cooking, cleaning, laundry, childcare).
2. Flexibility and negotiation regarding household habits and chores
3. Blurring of traditional gender roles
4. Adaptation to individual strengths (e.g., separation of chores based on preference or strengths)
5. Increased emphasis on teamwork (performing tasks or chores together)
6. Outsourcing and shared resources (e.g., hiring professional cleaners, etc.)