With attitudes and policies around remote work changing rapidly, workers across the country are beginning to ask themselves an exciting question: If I could work from home forever, where would I live?
Among workers with jobs that can be done remotely, only 20 percent worked from home all or most of the time before the pandemic, according to a Pew Research Center survey. Now that number is 71 percent. Of those, more than half reported that they’d like to continue working at home even after a return to the office is possible. Employers are listening, and many major companies have already relaxed their in-office requirements.
A recent study by WalletHub latched onto the trend by ranking all 50 states and Washington, D.C., according to how suitable they are for remote work. Two categories were considered: The first was specific to the work environment — things valuable to employers, including the share of people in each location already working remotely before the pandemic, access to a high-speed internet connection, and cybersecurity risks.
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