Charlotte is among the best cities for remote workers, a report says. Here’s why
A new study ranked Charlotte among the top 10 cities for remote workers.
Of the 100 largest U.S. cities, Charlotte is the sixth-best city to work from home, according to a report from SmartAsset, a financial technology company.
To rank each city, SmartAsset compared each one across eight metrics, including the percentage of the workforce who works from home, five-year change in the percentage of workers reporting they work from home, and unemployment rate, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2021 one-year American Community Survey.
Charlotte had the 11th-highest percentage of workers who worked from home in 2021, at 34.6%, according to the report.
The report also found that the percentage of workers in Charlotte who reported they work from home from 2016-2021 rose by nearly 28%, the 10th-highest increase in the country. Charlotte also had the 17th-lowest unemployment rate, at 5%.
Other factors, like median monthly housing costs and percentage of residences with two or more bedrooms, were also considered in the report.
According to the American Community Survey, the median monthly housing cost in Charlotte is $1,302, the 47th-cheapest among large cities. Nearly 37% of residences in Charlotte have two or more bedrooms.
Austin was ranked No. 1 in the report, followed by Scottsdale, Arizona; Pittsburgh; Chandler, Arizona; and Durham.
