Meanwhile, Seattle's downtown has been slower to recover than some other city centers - although the Downtown Seattle Association says worker foot traffic is steadily increasing.State of play: Many of the region's large employers have been reluctant to enact strict return-to-office policies. That figure increased nearly sixfold during the pandemic.

In 2019, only 7.9% of Seattle workers said they usually worked from home.Why it matters: Remote work transformed Seattle more than most places, making a return to pre-pandemic norms seem even less likely here in the Emerald City. led Seattle when it came to the percentage of employees who said they mainly worked from home. Among cities of mote than 300,000 residents, only Washington, D.C.Census Bureau.ĭriving the news: The share of workers in Seattle who said they primarily worked from home in 2021 - 46.8% - was almost triple the national average of 17.9%, per the latest American Community Survey, which came out this week. Seattle has embraced remote work more than almost any other city in the country, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau Chart: Simran Parwani/Axios

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