Survey: Growing Interest to Work From Home
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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowThe results of a survey conducted in the city of Greenwood show more than half of respondents are working from home and a vast majority expect to continue to do so. The post-COVID survey, conducted by Aspire Economic Development + Chamber Alliance, reveals many of the workers are also spending more money closer to home.
The Greenwood Economic Development Commission hired Aspire to conduct the study to better understand the current daytime population in Greenwood.
“Knowing the number of residents working from home will help us better understand the need for higher speed internet bandwidth. It will also help us plan for future development areas. It will help us to answer the question of how much office space will be needed in future building design plans as we put forth our capital master plan for the city,” said Greenwood Mayor Mark Myers.
Aspire says nearly all of those who currently work from home previously had work commutes longer than 20 minutes. The study also shows growing interest in working from home. Eighty-eight percent of respondents who do not currently work from home believe they will do so in the future.
Aspire says the data indicates a desire to embrace and/or accept remote working as a permanent work style.
“This survey provided us with some great insight into the work life of Greenwood residents. We continue to export one of our greatest assets, our talented residents,” said Aspire Vice President of Economic Development Amanda Rubadue.
Aspire says respondent demographics skewed slightly younger than average with higher incomes, college attainment levels, and higher rates of home ownership than average for the city.