Remote Workers Still More Likely to Move
Remote workers are 56% more likely to move compared to in-office workers.
Workers holding fully remote jobs were 56 percent more likely to move in 2022 than those who were required to be in the office, according to a recent report from Apartment List.
Just 17 percent of those who worked on-site moved in 2022 while 27 percent of those with remote jobs did the same.
“The rapid uncoupling of housing choice from job choice has had profound implications for the housing market in recent years, and there is good reason to believe that the dust has yet to fully settle,” according to Apartment List’s Chris Salviati.
“Those with remote flexibility are still a minority in the workforce, but a rapidly growing one. We expect to see heightened mobility among remote workers again this year.
Apartment List’s survey was of nearly 6,000 employed American adults in December 2022.
Hybrid workers had the highest moving rates – 31 percent of whom moved in 2022, a rate of mobility that was 78 percent greater than in-office workers.
Seeking more space and affordability were major factors for onsite and remote workers. Location was measured as a far more important factor for those with remote flexibility.