Interesting statistics about working from Home

 Although surveys are underway for how Covid-19 will affect these statistics, Global Workplace Analytics estimates that 56% of the U.S. workforce holds a job that is at least partially compatible with remote work, and that 25-30% of the workforce will be working at home for more than one day a week over the next two years.

According to Buffer, 90% of remote workers plan on working remotely for the rest of their careers.

Old thinking believes that employees must be in the office to be productive, but this mentality disregards the distractions that an office environment comes with. Socializing, unnecessarily long meetings, and loud colleagues can slow down a productive employee.

Some facts:

65% of workers said they would be more productive in a home office than in a traditional office space. — FlexJobs

75% of people say they are more productive working remotely due to fewer distractions. — Flexjobs

77% of millennials report that flexible work would make them more productive. — Regus

Nearly 2 in 3 survey respondents who work remotely say they are more productive now than when they worked onsite at a company. — SHRM

62% of remote workers say they’re afraid that their onsite colleagues don’t think they are working as hard as them. — SHRM

Around 69% of workers believe technology has made them more productive, but nearly 25% believe technology will replace them in their jobs; and 83% of workers use technology to collaborate in real time, but 78% said technical problems disrupt the collaborative experience. — HR Dive

83% of employees feel they do not need an office to be productive. — Fuze

By 2020, organizations that support a “choose-your-own-work-style” culture will boost employee retention rates by more than 10%. — Gartner

According to a 2017 study by IT solutions company Softchoice, 74% of 1,000 office workers surveyed said they would leave their job for another that offered the option of more remote work. — Softchoice

76% of female tech professionals think businesses offering remote work would be more likely to retain top talent. — Huffington Post

Two-thirds of employers report increased productivity for remote workers compared to in-office workers. — TECLA

"There’s absolutely no difference. Whether you’re in-office or remote, total compensation is based on the position as well as performance." — Shannon at PricewaterhouseCoopers

According to MarketWatch, the average office space per employee costs $14,800 in New York, $6,702 in Los Angeles and $6,080 in Boston annually. No matter what city a company is based out of, office space will always cost more than no office space at all.

In the same vein, employees can save on costs when they work from home. Some experts say that it costs upwards of $2,600 on average per year for Americans to commute to work. Studies show that telecommuting saves on costs for both the employer and the employee.

Annually, Xerox teleworkers drive 92 million fewer miles, saving 4.6 million gallons of gas, reducing carbon dioxide emissions by nearly 41,000 metric tons and saving over $10 million. — SHRM

People who are working from home in the United States right now avoid emitting 3.6 million tons of commuting-related greenhouse gasses annually. — FlexJobs

People who are working from home in the United States right now avoid emitting 3.6 million tons of commuting-related greenhouse gasses annually. — Global Workforce Analytics

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) reports that telecommuting is part of a climate change solution since using electronics to telecommute saves 9 to 14 billion kilowatt-hours of energy each year. — Lifewire