Austin Has One Of The Greatest Shares of Remote Workers in the U.S. 💻

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The number of remote workers and share of remote workers in the workforce in the top 30 U.S. metropolitan statistical areas with the most remote workers in 2023.

Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Austin Is A Remote Working Hub

The Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos metro area has 23.6% of its workforce (339,000 people) working remotely, second only to Boulder, Colorado, where 26.2% (49,000 people) work remotely.

Austin's high share of remote workers is driven by its growing tech industry–a more telework-friendly industry–favorable business climate, and generally high quality of life with a vibrant city culture.

Major metro areas New York-Newark-Jersey City and Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim recorded the most total remote workers, at 1.3 million and 952,000 respectively.

However, remote work makes up just 12.5% of New York’s workforce and 13.8% of Los Angeles.