In response to COVID-19, many U.S. states implemented stay-at-home orders to mitigate disease spread, causing radical changes across all facets of consumer behavior. In this paper, we explore how a stay-at-home (SAH) order impacted one aspect of behavior: the demand for water. Using a unique panel dataset of property-level water usage in Henderson, Nevada, we analyze changes in water usage from the SAH order, finding an initial and continuous decline in average daily usage for commercial and school users. In contrast, we find an initial increase in consumption by residential users with this effect increasing over time. Aggregated across all users, the SAH order led to an increase in net water usage between 32 and 59 million gallons over the first 30 days.

为了应对 COVID-19，美国许多州实施了居家令以减轻疾病传播，导致消费者行为各个方面发生根本性变化。在本文中，我们探讨了居家令 (SAH) 如何影响行为的一个方面：对水的需求。使用内华达州亨德森的一个独特的物业级用水量面板数据集，我们分析了 SAH 订单中用水量的变化，发现商业和学校用户的平均每日用水量最初和持续下降。相比之下，我们发现住宅用户的消费最初有所增加，而且这种影响会随着时间的推移而增加。汇总所有用户，SAH 订单导致前 30 天净用水量增加 32 至 5900 万加仑。