Since the beginning of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, office jobs have adjusted to more flexible working models. Working from home has turned into the norm for many, but office spaces remain popular. According to a survey among 1,000 office employees conducted in the United States in 2021, 25 percent of respondents said that on days that they go into an office, they would like to spend three to four hours there. The same survey found that more than one third of respondents would ideally spend two to four days in the office.
Distribution of office employees by number of hours a day they would would like to work in an office in the United States in 2021
Respondents were asked the following question: "On days when you go into an office, what is the ideal number of hours in a day that you would benefit from working there?"
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WeWork. (April 5, 2021). Distribution of office employees by number of hours a day they would would like to work in an office in the United States in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266500/office-employees-number-of-hours-in-the-office-usa/
WeWork. "Distribution of office employees by number of hours a day they would would like to work in an office in the United States in 2021." Chart. April 5, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266500/office-employees-number-of-hours-in-the-office-usa/
WeWork. (2021). Distribution of office employees by number of hours a day they would would like to work in an office in the United States in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266500/office-employees-number-of-hours-in-the-office-usa/
WeWork. "Distribution of Office Employees by Number of Hours a Day They Would Would like to Work in An Office in The United States in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266500/office-employees-number-of-hours-in-the-office-usa/
WeWork, Distribution of office employees by number of hours a day they would would like to work in an office in the United States in 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266500/office-employees-number-of-hours-in-the-office-usa/ (last visited January 09, 2025)
Distribution of office employees by number of hours a day they would would like to work in an office in the United States in 2021 [Graph], WeWork, April 5, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266500/office-employees-number-of-hours-in-the-office-usa/
