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The Coronavirus has more Americans than ever working from home.
Others, working in jobs that cannot be done from home or at companies that don’t support remote work, are left scrambling to pay the bills.
However, just like some jobs are more work-from-home friendly than other, some cities have more remote job opportunities than others.
We scraped millions of job listings to find the cities with the most remote job listings.
Cities With The Most Remote Jobs
- New York City, NY
- Chicago, IL
- Atlanta, GA
- Washington DC
- San Francisco, CA
- Boston, MA
- Seattle, WA
- Austin, TX
- Los Angeles, CA
- Dallas, TX
The results? While big cities dominate the top 10, the cities are fairly dispersed throughout the US and feature cities. All cities have strong technology centers and strong startup scenes.
You can jump to the full list below, or keep reading to see how we determined these numbers and what they mean for job seekers.
How We Determined The Cities With The Most Remote Jobs
We searched more than three million job listings for remote jobs. We limited our search to municipalities with more than 10,000 people.
Job listings mentioning any of the following or related words were tallied as ‘remote jobs’:
- Work at Home
- Work from home
- Telecommute
- Telecommute
- Telecommuting
- Virtual
- Remote
- Home-based
While other terms may be used, these are the most common phrases used in job listings for remote jobs, or jobs that are work-from-home friendly. The more remote jobs a city has, the higher up in the list they are.
What do the cities with the most remote jobs mean for job seekers?
Good news! Just because you don’t live in one of these cities does not mean you can’t work remotely for a company located there. The best part of remote jobs is they can be done from anywhere.
While you can use our job search to find remote job listings, you can also use common keywords (that handy list we used to secure this data) to help find jobs that can be done from your home. Similarly, a high number of jobs that are remote or have flexibility when it comes to working locations may not be explicitly listed or labeled.
However, a company that has any remote workers is far more likely to be open to additional remote workers in the future– and more flexible in general.
For workers who do live in these cities, they are more likely to have colleagues who work remotely full-time. Working from home is part of a company’s culture and involves strong communication. Companies with telecommuting workers have culture built around flexible work environments and effective communication to support remote work.
Cities With The Most Remote Jobs
| City | State | # Of Jobs |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | NY | 3,710 |
| Chicago | IL | 2,290 |
| Atlanta | GA | 2,173 |
| Washington | DC | 2,097 |
| San Francisco | CA | 2,031 |
| Boston | MA | 1,876 |
| Seattle | WA | 1,745 |
| Austin | TX | 1,743 |
| Los Angeles | CA | 1,584 |
| Dallas | TX | 1,580 |
| Houston | TX | 1,441 |
| Phoenix | AZ | 1,415 |
| Denver | CO | 1,304 |
| San Diego | CA | 1,238 |
| Charlotte | NC | 1,206 |
| Palo Alto | CA | 1,045 |
| Philadelphia | PA | 1,042 |
| Minneapolis | MN | 877 |
| Tampa | FL | 835 |
| Indianapolis | IN | 818 |
| Raleigh | NC | 814 |
| San Jose | CA | 785 |
| San Antonio | TX | 767 |
| Nashville | TN | 738 |
| Orlando | FL | 695 |
| Reston | VA | 694 |
| Portland | OR | 687 |
| Chantilly | VA | 676 |
| Redmond | WA | 674 |
| Columbus | OH | 664 |
| Pittsburgh | PA | 646 |
| Arlington | VA | 630 |
| Richmond | VA | 627 |
| Baltimore | MD | 625 |
| Miami | FL | 611 |
| Sacramento | CA | 611 |
| Jacksonville | FL | 603 |
| Salt Lake City | UT | 579 |
| Albany | NY | 512 |
| Irvine | CA | 512 |
| Annapolis | MD | 509 |
| Cincinnati | OH | 508 |
| Hartford | CT | 502 |
| Herndon | VA | 496 |
| Irving | TX | 492 |
| Las Vegas | NV | 492 |
| Sunnyvale | CA | 491 |
| Bellevue | WA | 454 |
| Rochester | MN | 447 |
| Kansas City | MO | 447 |
| Madison | WI | 433 |
| Santa Clara | CA | 427 |
| Alpharetta | GA | 426 |
| Cambridge | MA | 424 |
| Cleveland | OH | 420 |
| Colorado Springs | CO | 420 |
| Albuquerque | NM | 419 |
| Detroit | MI | 413 |
| Oklahoma City | OK | 398 |
| Tucson | AZ | 394 |
| Milwaukee | WI | 388 |
| Fort Worth | TX | 388 |
| Harrisburg | PA | 386 |
| Memphis | TN | 382 |
| Scottsdale | AZ | 380 |
| McLean | VA | 377 |
| Louisville | KY | 359 |
| Des Moines | IA | 358 |
| Springfield | VA | 356 |
| Boulder | CO | 354 |
| Omaha | NE | 342 |
| Alexandria | VA | 340 |
| Durham | NC | 325 |
| Plano | TX | 321 |
| Columbia | SC | 305 |
| Baton Rouge | LA | 305 |
| Norfolk | VA | 305 |
| Huntsville | AL | 304 |
| Charleston | SC | 285 |
| Tempe | AZ | 281 |
| Fort Lauderdale | FL | 279 |
| Rochester | NY | 279 |
| Tallahassee | FL | 275 |
| Providence | RI | 271 |
| Mountain View | CA | 270 |
| Urban Honolulu | HI | 270 |
| Overland Park | KS | 264 |
| Bethesda | MD | 259 |
| Anchorage | AK | 259 |
| Little Rock | AR | 258 |
| Aurora | CO | 257 |
| Columbia | MD | 254 |
| Lansing | MI | 248 |
| Princeton | NJ | 240 |
| Buffalo | NY | 240 |
| Virginia Beach | VA | 240 |
| Reno | NV | 239 |
| Birmingham | AL | 237 |
| Chandler | AZ | 230 |
| Waltham | MA | 228 |
Author
Kathy is the head of content at Zippia with a knack for engaging audiences. Prior to joining Zippia, Kathy worked at Gateway Blend growing audiences across diverse brands. She graduated from Troy University with a degree in Social Science Education.
