Authors: Emma Harrington and Natalia Emanuel
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Staff Reports
Remote Work from the Office
Number 1211
October 2026
October 2026
JEL classification: M52, J81
Roughly half of in-office days are spent entirely on Zoom calls or doing solo work according to a new survey of college-educated Americans. These workers commute in just to work remotely from the office. Existing measures of remote work that focus solely on working from home miss up to three quarters of its true prevalence. We use a collage of data to unpack the drivers of working remotely from the office. The biggest driver is geographic distance, which causes teammates to work in different offices or fully remotely. Other contributors include non-compliance with in-office policies, poor coordination on in-office days, and a tendency to take Zoom calls rather than booking meeting rooms even when everyone is in the office.
Author Disclosure Statement(s)
Natalia Emanuel
The author declares that she has no relevant or material financial interests that relate to the research described in this paper. Prior to circulation, this paper was reviewed in accordance with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York review policy, available at https://www.newyorkfed.org/research/staff_reports. The views expressed in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the position of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or the Federal Reserve System.
Emma Harrington
The author declares that she has no relevant or material financial interests that relate to the research described in this paper.
The author declares that she has no relevant or material financial interests that relate to the research described in this paper. Prior to circulation, this paper was reviewed in accordance with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York review policy, available at https://www.newyorkfed.org/research/staff_reports. The views expressed in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the position of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or the Federal Reserve System.
Emma Harrington
The author declares that she has no relevant or material financial interests that relate to the research described in this paper.
Suggested Citation:
Emanuel, Natalia, and Emma Harrington. 2026. “Remote Work from the Office.” Federal Reserve Bank of New York Staff Reports, no. 1211, October. https://doi.org/10.59576/sr.1211
Emanuel, Natalia, and Emma Harrington. 2026. “Remote Work from the Office.” Federal Reserve Bank of New York Staff Reports, no. 1211, October. https://doi.org/10.59576/sr.1211
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