Useful Facts and Statistics About Telework
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GENERAL STATISTICS ABOUT TELEWORK
1. Approximately 17% of people are teleworkers in US
Around 17% of the US workforce currently telecommutes, US News, March 15,
2013, http://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2013/03/15/telecommuting-canboost-productivity-and-job-performance
2. 88% of Companies Offer Telework
Telework (in some form) is offered by 88% of organizations. World at Work
3. Telework grew nearly 80% from 2005 - 2012
Source: Global Workplace Analytics, September 2013
4. The Telecommuting Workforce Grew While Total Workforce Declined 2011-12
While telecommuting grew by 3.8% from 2011 to 2012, the size of the overall nonself-employed workforce actually declined 1.5% declined (see Tables 2 and 3). For
the period from 2005 to 2012, the telecommuter population grew by 79.7% while the
non-self-employed workforce grew by only 7.1%.
http://www.globalworkplaceanalytics.com/telecommuting-statistics
Demographics of Teleworkers
5. Age: Younger workers, those 18-34, are more likely to work from home than those
35-44 (40 percent versus 27 percent) Employment Law Daily
6. Industry: The top industries offering remote work opportunities include
healthcare, information technology, education, nonprofit and philanthropy, and
sales and marketing Forbes, 01/14/2014 and Flexjobs.com.
7. Other: Men are slightly more likely to work from home than women (37 percent
versus 31 percent). Employment Law Daily
The 5 Best Cities for Teleworkers
8. The top 5 cities for teleworkers are Atlanta, GA, Seattle, WA, Houston, TX,
Charlotte, NC, and Pittsburgh, PA, FlexJobs, March 2013
The Top States for Telework
9. The top 10 states for telework include Texas, California, New York, Florida,
Illinois, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, and Ohio. These states
are home to companies that hire the most work-from-home staff. Orlando
Business Journal, February 2014
Top Industries that Telework
10. The top industries offering telecommuting arrangements include health care,
information technology, education, nonprofit and philanthropy, and sales and
marketing, according to the Orlando Business Journal. Jacksonville Business
Journal, February 2014
HUMAN RESOURCES DATA ABOUT TELEWORK
Managers Data on Supporting Telework
11. More than half (53 percent) of business decision makers state telecommuting
leads to more productive employees. Staples News (Source Business Wire)
2013 Survey of HR Professionals
12. 64% of respondents believe their workforce would say there is a positive or
extremely positive effect from flexibility programs on employee engagement, 65%
positive or extremely positive effect from flexibility programs on employee
motivation and 73% positive or extremely positive effect from flexibility programs
on employee satisfaction. World at Work
Employee Perception of Benefits
13. 80% of employees consider telework a job perk, Global Workplace Analytics
14. A total of 47% of people who have the option to telework are “very satisfied” with
their jobs, compared to 27% of those who are office-bound. Forbes.com and
Global Workplace Analytics.
15. 63-71% of employees say avoiding the commute is their top reason for wanting
to work from home. Forbes.com and Global Workplace Analytics.
16. Two-thirds of employees would take another job to ease the commute. Global
Workplace Analytics
17. Over four in five (83 percent) agree that the option of working from home is a
significant job perk, and three in five (61 percent) agree that the option to
telecommute has or would have an impact on their decision to take or stay at a
job. Employment Daily.
18. 36% of employees would choose telework over a pay raise. Global Workplace
Analytics
19. A poll of 1,500 technology professionals revealed that 37% would take a pay cut
of 10% if they could work from home. Global Workplace Analytics
20. 63-71% of employees say avoiding the commute is their top reason for wanting
to work from home. Greater flexibility (49–66%) and save money (28–31%).
Forbes, February 2013
REAL ESTATE SAVINGS FROM TELEWORK
21. Nearly six out of ten employers identify cost savings as a significant benefit to
telecommuting. Global Workplace Analytics
22. Average real estate savings with full-time telework is 10,000 per employee per
year. Global Workplace Analytics
23. Sun Microsystems saves $68 million a year in real estate costs. Global
Workplace Analytics
24. IBM cut real estate costs by $50 million a year. Global Workplace Analytics
Environmental impact
25. Half-time telecommuting could reduce carbon emissions by over 51 million metric
tons a year – the equivalent of taking all of New York’s commuters off of the
road. Global Workplace Analytics
Productivity
26. Telecommuters log five to seven more hours per week than non-telecommuters,
often working even when they're sick or on vacation. Data: US Census via US news