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The drastic disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have put a spotlight on people’s adjusted travel behaviors. A challenge faced by many transportation planners is to understand how and to what extent pandemic-induced disruptions will continue to influence people’s lifestyle and travel-related choices. This article aims to explore the observed and expected changes in people’s habits and preferences through analyzing a comprehensive two-wave panel survey data collected from April 2020 to October 2020 (wave 1) and from November 2020 to May 2021 (wave 2) in the United States. Using a subset of nearly 3,000 respondents, three major areas of work-from-home and productivity, online shopping, and commute choice and patterns have been investigated. Our results suggest that around half of workers expect to have the option to WFH and among which 71% anticipate telecommuting more than once a week after the pandemic. The inspection of online shopping indicates that both categories of grocery and non-grocery items are likely to sustain most of their increased share of the market, however, the rise in grocery items is more considerable. Regarding the share of different commute modes, transit is expected to experience the biggest decline (36%) compared to the pre-pandemic situation, followed by a 10.5% reduction in private vehicle commuters in the post-covid era. Moreover, the average number of commute days is expected to decrease by 17% percent compared to the pre-pandemic period indicating that a considerable share of respondents is going to adopt a hybrid work system including WFH and commuting.