(CNN) -- A new study suggests working from home is helping people save money.
Fifty-seven percent of those surveyed said working from home had a positive effect on their finances.
While the study doesn't drill down exactly why that is, it's not too difficult to extrapolate. Working from home cuts costs associated with commuting, eating meals out and in some cases, child care.
Those savings appear to have benefited those who need them the least.
The survey found the more money you make, the more likely you are to be able to work from home.
So far, just over a quarter of the people who said they started working at home due to COVID have made full time returns to office settings.
