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Working from home was a luxury for the relatively affluent before coronavirus - not any more

An employee conducts a conference call at the headquarters of Web-building service Weebly in San Francisco, California February 28, 2013. Working from home is common enough in the Valley, but that is in addition to - not instead of - the 40-plus hours spent working in the office. Despite the area's image as a freewheeling space that makes much of the technology that allows people to work remotely, Bay Area workers tend to head into the office, especially at start-ups. Weebly CEO and founder David Rusenko says it simply becomes more efficient for everyone to sit together. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS) - GM1E9310KAV01

Only 7% of workers in the United States have access to a “flexible workplace” benefit. Image: REUTERS/Robert Galbraith

Drew DeSilver
Senior Writer, Pew Research Center
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