A new study has revealed that the Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown metro area in Texas is the third best metro area in America for remote working. Agency directory DesignRush analyzed housing costs, percentages of remote workers, broadband connections, and commute times using U.S. Census Bureau and Federal Communications Commission data to find which metro areas are best for remote working.
Here are the top 30 metro areas in America:
- Boulder, Colorado (77.5 suitability index)
- Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina (73.4)
- Austin-Round Rock, Texas (71.2)
- Bend, Oregon (70.9)
- Punta Gorda, Florida (70.5)
- Corvallis, Oregon (70.5)
- Fort Collins, Colorado (70.4)
- Portland-Vancouver, Oregon-Washington (69.9)
- Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina (69.7)
- Ithaca, New York (69.2)
- Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, Colorado (69.1)
- Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida (69)
- Ann Arbor, Michigan (68.9)
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, Georgia (68)
- Charlotte-Gastonia, North Carolina-South Carolina (67.7)
- Lawton, Oklahoma (67.7)
- Homosassa Springs, Florida (67.6)
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (67.5)
- Charlottesville, Virginia (67.3)
- Santa Fe, New Mexico (67.1)
- Boise City, Idaho (66.8)
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, Minnesota-Wisconsin (66.5)
- Portland-South Portland, Maine (66.4)
- North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida (66.3)
- Bloomington, Indiana (66.3)
- Eugene-Springfield, Oregon (66.2)
- Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont (65.6)
- Kingston, New York (65.5)
- Pensacola, Florida (65.2)
- Philadelphia, PA (65.2)