Across the country, a median of 12.5 percent of workers continue to perform their jobs remotely.
A new list from SmartAsset reveals the U.S. cities with the highest percentage of remote workers. As Jaclyn DeJohn explains in The Herald Sun, a median of 12.5 percent of U.S. workers work from home.
The ranking shows that Frisco, Texas, part of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, has the nation’s highest proportion of remote workers at 34.16 percent. In 22 other cities, over 25 percent of the workforce works from home. These include Seattle, Austin, Boulder, Portland (Oregon), and Atlanta. On the other end of the spectrum, just 1.58 percent of workers are remote in Odessa, Texas.
The five cities with the highest percentage of remote workers:
- Frisco Texas: 34.16 percent
- Berkeley, California: 31.29 percent
- Charlotte, North Carolina: 29.71 percent
- Carytown, North Carolina: 29.4 percent
- Carlsbad, California: 29.06 percent
This data can have major implications for cities. DeJohn notes that “the portion of workers operating remotely may impact the dynamics of a city. Where people spend most of their days may impact the food, transportation, and amenities sought by the population.”
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