With the loosening of COVID-19 restrictions around the world, workers in Asia and Europe are heading back to the office. But many in the U.S. are inclined to continue to work from home.
Office occupancy is at 70%-90% in Europe and in the Middle East, but only 40%-60% in the U.S., according to real estate and research company Jones Lang LaSalle. In some Asian countries, there are more employees in the workplace than before the pandemic, with occupancy levels up to 110%.
Workplace consultants attribute this gap to America's larger homes, longer commutes and higher job availability, perThe average floor size of homes in the U.S. is considerably bigger than the average floor size in European countries — almost three times those in the U.K., according to theThe Wall Street Journal points out that many homes in Asia are multigenerational, and more people often means more distractions.
Suburban sprawl in the U.S. has contributed to longer commutes, as opposed to the tighter communities in Europe and Asia. Even Americans in metropolitan areas have longer commutes compared to their foreign counterparts: in 2022, New York City had the world's second longest average commute time — 58 minutes — after Istanbul in first place, a"Why take so much time to travel when my home is a perfectly fine workspace?" many Americans may think.
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