Work From Home Statistics, Trends 2023

Today, we’re going to explore some of the most valuable Work From Home statistics for 2023.

Let’s get started.

Remote Work Statistics 2023: The World At Large

1. 41% of the American workforce are working fully remote, 2x the pre-pandemic fully remote workforce

2. In high-income countries like the US, 35.5% of all jobs are suitable for work from home, 10x the low-income countries.

3. 35% of remote workers say don’t they have internet fast enough — or no internet — to facilitate telecommunication.
4. Only 7.9% of the global workforce was working remotely before Covid-19.

5. Sectors such as construction (15%), hospitality (8%), and agriculture (7%) have the lowest potential of working from home.
6. Japan has the lowest work from home rate (10%) among developed high-income countries.

Remote Work Statistics 2023: The Benefits of Working From Home

7. Employees are less likely to work a full 8 hours from the office (12%) than they are from home (14%).

8. 1 in 2 workers that worked from home during Covid-19 would take a pay cut of up to 5% to work remotely — always or sometimes — in the future.

9. Organizations that allow remote work — sometimes or always — have 25% lower employee turnover than those that don’t.
10. On average, a worker saves 408 hours per year of free time by not commuting to work.

11. Remote workers are happiest when they spend 76% or more of their time working remotely.
12. 3 in 4 of workers who have worked remotely during the pandemic say working from home is better for their mental health.

Remote Work Statistics: The Challenges of Working From Home 2023

13. 62% of millennials reported higher stress levels while working remotely during Covid.

14. Communication, collaboration, and loneliness are the top challenges for remote employees and employers.

15. About half (48%) of the remote workers remain silent during video calls because of burnout from an excessive number of meetings.
16. Only 1 in 10 organizations have offered subsidies to the employees for managing the costs of working remotely.

Remote Work Statistics: Impact and Adaptations to Management Practices 2023

17. 60% of organizations made changes to team meetings post-first-lockdown, and over half changed the structure of their internal communications.
18. 1 in 3 organizations has experienced a security breach because of a remote worker’s actions.

19. Over 50% of businesses say remote work has changed their view towards using outside services.

Remote Work Statistics: Future Trends 2023

20. 73% of all departments will have remote workers by 2028.
21. Remote working is impacting real estate, and a typical office space could come down by 30%.

With both large organizations and small businesses giving the green light to long-term remote work, workers are moving from urban to suburban and rural communities. 

56% of those who have moved in the past few years state they want a better quality of living. 45% say they moved because of the lower cost of living or housing, 35% say they moved for better weather or a different climate. 

Be that as it may, 4.5% of American households who couldn’t purchase a house earlier near their workplace can now buy a home somewhere else because of remote work.

Work From Home Statistics in a Nutshell

Remote work is here to stay. And the number of remote workers will continue to increase in coming years. 

The reasons are apparent: remote workers have more job satisfaction and are more productive due to flexible schedules and fewer distractions than office workers. 

Moreover, even employers have realized the benefits of remote work. And as indicated earlier, most companies allow their workers to work remotely at least 30% of the time, especially after the pandemic. 

Yes, there are some drawbacks. And these challenges stand because of the sudden shift towards remote work. Most businesses weren’t prepared to walk at the pace they did during Covid-19. But with ongoing adaptation to business and management practices, the challenges will be short-lived. 

Even now, the benefits of remote work outweigh the risks. 

So, what did you decide? Will you consider increasing the number of remote workers in your organization and profit from remote work or suffer by sticking to old-school practices?