1/ Today we look at a fresh snapshot of remote work using survey data from multiple well-known sources, including Pew Research, Gallup, Stack Overflow, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, and Ipsos. While these surveys measure different things, together they help explain how work arrangements are evolving after several years of disruption.
2/ One clear pattern is the strength of hybrid work. Across several surveys, the middle category consistently represents the largest share of respondents. Gallup’s 2025 data shows that most remote-capable employees now split their time between home and the office. Rather than fully returning to old office norms, many organizations appear to be settling into flexible, mixed schedules.
3/ Fully remote work remains important, but it is not universal. Pew’s 2023 data shows that a substantial group of workers with teleworkable jobs still work from home all the time. At the same time, BLS data highlights how uneven access to telework can be. Workers with higher educational attainment are far more likely to telework than those with less formal education, reinforcing existing labor market divides.
4/ Preferences help explain why debates around return-to-office policies continue. Ipsos survey results show that many workers would choose hybrid or remote arrangements if given the option. Stack Overflow’s developer survey also reflects strong demand for flexibility, especially in knowledge-based roles. In many cases, what workers want does not fully match what employers require.
5/ Taken together, this chart does not point to a dramatic reversal in remote work. Instead, it shows a period of stabilization. Remote work has become a lasting part of the labor market, hybrid work has emerged as the dominant compromise, and fully in-office work is no longer the default for many roles. The remote work conversation today is less about whether it exists and more about how it is managed.
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Data Sources
Pew Research Center (2023). About a third of U.S. workers who can work from home now do so all the time.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/03/30/about-a-third-of-us-workers-who-can-work-from-home-do-so-all-the-time/
Gallup (2025). Workplace Q2 Topline: Remote Work Trends.
https://www.gallup.com/file/workplace/694913/Workplace%20Q2%20Topline%20Remote%20Work%20Trends.pdf
Stack Overflow (2024). Developer Survey: Work Environment.
https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2024/work
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024). Telework trends.
https://www.bls.gov/opub/btn/volume-14/telework-trends.htm
Ipsos (2022). What the Future: Work – Topline Results.
https://www.ipsos.com/sites/default/files/ct/news/documents/2022-10/Ipsos_WTF_Work_Topline.pdf