How many Tampa Bay workers clock in from home
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Around 1 in 5 workers in Tampa Bay clocked in from home as of 2023, according to the latest Census data.
Why it matters: Remote and hybrid schedules continue to make work versus life an easier equation for many of us.
By the numbers: 19.5% of workers in Tampa Bay worked from home in 2023, compared to a national average of 13.8%.
- Our share of remote workers is down from 21.2% in 2022. But we have a long way to go before the workforce looks like it did in the years before the pandemic, when we hovered around 8%.
Friction point: Our traffic situation hasn't improved that much, even though fewer people have to commute.
- Studies have found that people who work from home drive more, not less, according to the Tampa Bay Times.
Zoom out: In cities like Boulder, Austin and Raleigh, about a quarter of the workforce worked from home last year.
How it works: The Census asks respondents whether they worked from home at least one day in the week before taking the survey, so it captures both full-time and occasional remote workers.
State of play: The trend over the last few months has been a slow but steady return to the land of cubicles and harsh fluorescent lighting.
- Many workers are at least enjoying a hybrid schedule, splitting their workdays between home and the office.
Between the lines: Companies' big return-to-office push is a sign that employers are gaining more leverage over workers, Axios' Emily Peck writes.
What's next: The incoming Trump administration is likely to push the country's federal workforce back into the office — largely as a way to trim headcount.