Due to the coronavirus pandemic of 2020, many Americans have started to work from home. In a March 2020 survey, 28 percent of respondents said that their individual focused work was much better while working from home than it is in an office environment. Only nine percent of participants said that they felt the office was much better for their creative thinking.
Share of work activities that are better while working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States as of March 2020
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Colliers International. (August 27, 2020). Share of work activities that are better while working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States as of March 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171462/better-activities-working-from-home-covid-19-us/
Colliers International. "Share of work activities that are better while working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States as of March 2020." Chart. August 27, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171462/better-activities-working-from-home-covid-19-us/
Colliers International. (2020). Share of work activities that are better while working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States as of March 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171462/better-activities-working-from-home-covid-19-us/
Colliers International. "Share of Work Activities That Are Better While Working from Home during The Covid-19 Pandemic in The United States as of March 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Aug 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171462/better-activities-working-from-home-covid-19-us/
Colliers International, Share of work activities that are better while working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States as of March 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171462/better-activities-working-from-home-covid-19-us/ (last visited April 18, 2024)
Share of work activities that are better while working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States as of March 2020 [Graph], Colliers International, August 27, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171462/better-activities-working-from-home-covid-19-us/