According to a new report by the Economic Innovation Group, the number of remote workers across the US has significantly increased. Commuting zones around the country have the highest rates of remote workers. Cities like Washington DC, San Francisco, and Texas are top of the list.
Before the pandemic, remote workers were slowly increasing. But, when remote work became mandatory and companies realized it had plenty of benefits, the number of remote workers and digital nomads kept increasing.
Cities With The Highest Share of Remote Workers
The report shows how as of 2021, there were at least 45 cities in the country where 20% or more of the population worked remotely. Nationally, working remotely increased to 17.9 in 2021 from 5.6 before the pandemic in 2019.
These are the cities with the highest number of remote workers in the US:City State Population Remote work share Washington DC N/A 5,856,703 34 San Francisco CA 5.282.784 33 Austin TX 2.163.846 32 San Jose CA 2,695,218 30 Seattle WA 4,761,492 29 Raleigh NC 2,140,546 29 Portland OR 2.337.654 28 Denver CO 3.210.001 28 Charlotte NC 2,113,674 27 Portola CA 25,390 27
Note: Higher share of remote workers doesn’t always correlate to a low office occupancy rate.
