48 Fascinating Statistics About Remote Work in 2025

What Is Remote Work?

First, let’s clarify what we mean by defining remote work and other related terms:

• Remote Work: A work arrangement in which an employee works from home (or some other location of their choosing) instead of an office or other traditional workplace.
• Hybrid Work: A partially remote arrangement in which an employee does part of their job remotely and part of it in person.
• Fully Remote Work: Jobs done entirely from home, with the employee not being provided an office or other space to do their job.
• Telecommuting or Telework: A slightly outdated term for remote work, emphasizing the fact that employees login from home rather than commuting to the office.

How Many People Are Working Remote Jobs?

Although remote jobs are becoming increasingly common, most employees still work in a traditional workplace.

1. Approximately 39% of US workers have jobs that could be done remotely (Pew Research, 2023)
2. Only about 14% of Americans have fully remote jobs (Pew Research, 2023)
3. Globally, 28% of employees work from home at least most of the time (Statista, 2024)

4. Hybrid jobs currently outpace remote arrangements – 41% of workers with jobs that can be done remotely are doing hybrid work, while 35% are fully remote (Pew Research, 2023)
5. 65% of people who could work full-time from home still commute to work – whether by choice or because their employer doesn’t allow them to work remotely (Pew Research, 2023)

Who Is Working Remotely?

Remote work is a possibility for a growing number of employees, but some still prefer to show up to the office and gossip around the water cooler.

6. Women tend to prefer remote work, with 72% of women stating they enjoy work-from-home arrangements, compared to 67% of men (Positive, 2022)
7. Only about a quarter (27%) of Gen Z workers prefer remote work, while closer to half (40%) of people in older generations would rather avoid the office (Statista, 2023)
8. 41% of workers prefer fully remote work, while 37% would rather have a hybrid working arrangement (Owl Labs, 2023)
9. 34% of employees with hybrid jobs would go full remote if given the opportunity (Pew Research, 2023)

What Kinds of Jobs Are Done Remotely?

Not every job can be done remotely – sadly, it’s impossible to pave a road from the comfort of your sofa. Some industries are far more conducive to remote work than others.

10. The top 5 industries for fully remote work:

• Finance and Insurance
• Information and Technology
• Arts and Entertainment
• Professional and Business Services
• Wholesale Trade

(WFH Research, 2024)

11. But if we include hybrid jobs, Information and Technology tops the list (WFH Research, 2024)

12. There are currently 1,445 companies that are either fully remote or offer remote work as the default option (Buildremote, 2024)
13. Remote jobs are more common in higher paying positions, with approximately 10% of jobs that pay around $60,000 annually offering remote options, compared to 30% for jobs paying around $200,000 per year (Harvard Business Review, 2023)
14. Remote work positions pay on average $29 per hour – or about $61,100 per year (ZipRecruiter, 2024)
15. The 5 biggest fully remote companies are:

• eXp Realty (Real Estate)
• Nagarro (Software Services)
• Crossover (Staffing)
• Deliverr (e-Commerce)
• FireEye (Cybersecurity)

(Buildremote, 2024)

Where Is Remote Work Most Common?

Remote work is a global phenomenon – anyone with an internet connection could potentially work in their slippers. But it’s countries in the Global North that are leading the way.

16. Top 10 countries with the most remote workers:

• Canada
• United Kingdom
• United States
• Australia
• Germany
• Netherlands
• New Zealand
• Chile
• Finland
• Brazil

(WFH Research, 2024)

17. Top 5 U.S. states with the most remote workers:

• California
• Texas
• New York
• Florida
• Pennsylvania

(Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2024)

18. Top 5 U.S. states with the highest percentage of remote workers:

• Colorado (31.7%)
• Massachusetts (29.4%)
• Washington (28.5%)
• Maryland (27.9%)
• Virginia (27.3%)

(Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2024)

19. Top 5 U.S. cities for remote work:

• Miami, Florida
• Atlanta, Georgia
• Fort Lauderdale, Florida
• Washington, D.C.
• Tampa, Florida

(Buildremote, 2024)

Tech and Remote Work

Artificial intelligence (AI) and automation are helping some workers go fully remote. Our robot overlords might not take our jobs, but they will probably decimate a few conference rooms.

20. The number of fully remote jobs is predicted to increased by 25% by 2030, driven largely by advances in AI technology (World Economic Forum, 2024)
21. 51% of remote workers believe AI will replace at least part of their job – but so do 50% of employees who work on-site (ADP Research, 2024)

22. Some industries will be hit harder than others – nearly half (40%) of jobs that are expected to become fully remote due to AI are in accounting, legal, and finance (World Economic Forum, 2024)
23. Jobs requiring a university education are more likely to be remote – and most likely to be disrupted, with 35% at risk of being replaced by AI and 52% being supplemented with AI (Statistics Canada, 2024)
24. The remote jobs that are most likely to be replaced by AI:

• Telemarketing
• Bookkeeping
• Proofreading

(Hubspot, 2024)

25. The remote jobs that are safest from AI:

• Writing and editing
• Software development
• Graphic design

(Hubspot, 2024)

26. AI puts remote jobs at greater risk, since it will impact cognitive tasks more than jobs focused on manual or non-cognitive labor (Statistics Canada, 2024)

27. The most common digital tools for remote work are:

• Zoom
• Microsoft Teams
• Skype
• Google Hangouts
• Slack

(Statista, 2023)

28. 3 out of 4 (78%) employers use monitoring software to track remote workers (ExpressVPN, 2023)
29. Only about two-thirds of workers believe they’re being monitored while working remotely, meaning many are being tracked without realizing it (ExpressVPN, 2023)

Remote Work and Marketing Jobs

Marketing is one of the major industries leading the remote work revolution. The campaign that convinced you to buy a new smart watch? It was probably managed from someone’s kitchen table.

30. Approximately 1 in 4 (26.7%) marketing positions offer either remote or hybrid working arrangements (Hiring Lab, 2023)
31. In the U.S., only 12.8% of job posts in digital marketing are for remote positions (Glassdoor, 2024)

32. In Canada, the remote work capital of the world, 37.2% of job posts in digital marketing offer remote work (Glassdoor, 2024)
33. Marketing jobs are 51% more likely to be remote compared to jobs in other categories (LinkedIn, 2022)
34. The 3 fastest growing remote jobs in marketing are:

• Graphic Design
• Copywriting
• Social Media

(FlexJobs, 2024)

35. A growing number of SEO jobs are done from home, with about 60% of SEO job posts advertising remote positions (SEOJobs, 2024)

Benefits of Remote Work for Employees

Employees aren’t clocking in from home because they hate the fluorescent lights at the office – there are genuine benefits that come from remote work.

36. Hybrid workers rate work-life balance as the greatest benefit of working remotely (78%), followed by the ability to use their time more efficiently (64%) and the reduced risk of burnout (61%) (Gallup, 2024)
37. Most remote workers (78%) say that working from home has improved their well-being (Cisco, 2022)
38. More than half of hybrid workers (58%) say working remotely makes them more productive (Gallup, 2024)
39. About half of remote workers (56%) say working from home makes them better at their job and helps them meet deadlines (Pew Research, 2023)

40. Remote workers save approximately $8,000 per year by not coming into the office – largely due to having no commute and being able to dine at home (Cisco, 2022)
41. Skipping the commute saves remote workers in the US approximately 55 minutes per day – adding up to a total of about 238 hours per year (National Bureau of Economic Research, 2023)
42. These benefits might come at a price – remote workers are 31% less likely to get a promotion and 35% more likely to get laid off (Live Data Technologies, 2023)

Benefits of Remote Work for Employers

Remote work is great for workers, but employers benefit from it as well – and not just because it puts the kibosh on office drama.

43. Companies save approximately $10,000 per year in real estate costs for every fully remote employee (Global Workplace Analytics)
44. Indirect cost savings for employers offering remote work include better employe retention, higher productivity, and fewer sick days (Global Workplace Analytics)
45. Remote work can be seen as a company perk – 29% of remote and hybrid workers say they would expect a pay increase if they had to work in-person instead (Owl Labs, 2023)
46. Providing remote work reduces employee turnover by 33% (Nature, 2024)
47. Remote work improves employee retention, with 37% of hybrid and remote employees saying they would either quit or look for another job if they had to return to the office full-time (Owl Labs, 2023)
48. 77% of remote workers report higher job satisfaction, compared to 40% of on-site workers – a 63% increase (Future Skills Centre, 2023)