"As Direct Deposit continues to be the way most Americans receive their pay, the already low number of workers getting paper paychecks fell by nearly half this year, according to new research from PayrollOrg. Their 2026 Getting Paid in America Survey, conducted during September’s National Payroll Week and released in late October, showed that 95.8% of those asked said they use Direct Deposit, up from 92.7% last year."