80% of employees wouldn't mind walking to the office if employers would pay for their travel expenses

After the pandemic and the transition of a large number of employees to remote work, the average cost of commuting has sharply increased - and now, as companies are urging a return to offices, some employees are not willing to pay for their commute out of their own pockets.

According to the data from the survey conducted by the Ringover recruitment platform, 8 out of 10 respondents are willing to return to the office - but only if employers are willing to pay for their commute. The survey was conducted among 1038 people who work or have worked remotely - with a question about what could incentivize them to return to work.

According to The New York Times, the average commute time to offices (one way) has almost not changed since the pandemic and reaches 27 minutes.

According to the Bankrate survey, in 2023 Americans spent an average of $8,466 per year or about $700 per month on commuting to the office, gasoline, car maintenance, car insurance, and the like. For comparison, in 2019, this averaged about $2,000 per year in West Virginia and up to $5,000 in North Dakota.