New normal | Remote work is now 'business as usual', Census Bureau data reveals

High-profile firms may be making headlines with return-to-office demands, but new data confirms that remote work is not retreating and companies are embedding flexibility rather than winding it down.

Figures from the US Census Bureau’s Business Trends and Outlook Survey, based on more than 150,000 employers between August 2024 and January 2025, show 31% of businesses had at least one employee work a full day from home in the prior two weeks. On average, staff spent 1.04 days away from the office each week, a figure expected to remain almost identical in 2029 at 1.00 days.