Key hybrid work statistics and hybrid work trends for 2025
- Today, 25% of US companies offer employees the opportunity to work from home half the time. This represents a significant jump from just 15% before the pandemic.
- Before the pandemic, 40% of US companies worked on-site full-time. That figure has dropped slightly to 31% today.
- 62% of companies have returned to the same working model they had pre-pandemic.
- 71% of US employees are happy with the working model being used in their current job.
The majority of companies returned to the same working model they had before, with only a few permanently transitioning
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Employees love the freedom and flexibility of hybrid work, but it’s not without its problems
- Less time spent commuting
- The balance between interacting with colleagues and spending time at home
- Positive effects on physical and mental wellbeing
- Better work-life balance
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- A negative impact on mental health
- Not as much face-to-face interaction with colleagues
- A poor setup or bad equipment at home
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Nearly a third of employees are required to go into the office at least three times a week—and people are happy about it!
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Nearly a third of employees have the flexibility to work from abroad for an unlimited number of days per year
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Meeting colleagues in person is an essential part of working life
- Heightened productivity and creativity (51%)
- A sense of belonging within the team (49%)
- Improved company culture (46%)
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- 1:1 meetings (33%)
- skills development workshops (33%)
- large-group meetings (31%)
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Clearly, many employees enjoy and benefit from in-person meetings. And of course, the office isn’t the only place employees can get together in person—many fully-remote companies also hold offsites and events for employees to meet up a few times per year. However, our data show that over half of remote companies don’t do this.
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Over 72% of businesses run company-wide events at least once a year, if not more
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- Seasonal parties, such as Christmas, holiday, or summer parties (41%)
- Employee recognition events, such as employee of the month/quarter (39%)
- In-office social events, such as Friday drinks (37%)
- Team building sessions (33%)
- Conferences, exhibitions, and summits (33%)
- In-person offsites and retreats (27%)
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If you only want to read the summary...
- Most companies have returned to the way they were working before the pandemic, with some switching permanently to hybrid, and a few going fully remote.
- Employees enjoy greater work-life balance with hybrid and remote work options, but still miss interacting with their colleagues face to face.
- Different types of hybrid workweek schedules can work for different companies, with most opting for three or four workdays in the office per week. In general, this setup meets employee expectations; most are satisfied with the way their employers are managing their company’s work culture.
- Over half of employees are allowed to work from abroad at least some of the time, and companies see value in this type of working arrangement.
- Meeting with colleagues in person for social and work-related reasons has many benefits, and most companies run company-wide events at least once a year. However, hybrid teams are more likely to meet for these types of events than remote teams.
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