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The bulk of the workload is probably very similar to the Census - yes there are some statisticians, some analysts and managers making workflow decisions, but most of the labor is people in cubicles cold calling long lists they are given (e.g. everyone in the same apartment building) and asking scripted questions, no critical thinking needed.
No doubt it would have lower bang-for-the-buck now than when the country had 15 cases, but once new cases really drop and quarantine measures are lifted, new cases will again be more localised, fewer in number and often present as clusters as they had early on. Contact tracing will make a lot of sense.
Agree with you. That is basically what I was saying
If new cases pop in areas not ALREADY hitting herd immunity it really makes sense. Mass testing NYC, finding out millions have it and trying to contact trace is a bunch too late