A new study by SmartAsset ranked Frisco as the second city with the most remote workers in America, only surpassed by Cary, North Carolina. According to the report, 46,381 workers, almost 40% of Frisco’s working population, do it from the comfort of their own homes.
While one-third of all the cities in the top 25 are located in California, Frisco is not alone in the list — another Collin County city made it to 11th place. According to the study, there are currently 18,942 remote workers in Allen, 33.2% of the city’s total workforce. Of course, for anyone living in (and moving to) North Texas, this isn’t a new trend.
After the pandemic forced people all over the world to abandon office buildings and work from home, a rise in technological innovations that support remote working made it the preferred option for many employees across America. One consequence of this was a surge of domestic migration — people who previously needed to remain close to their office, were able to choose where to live without thinking about eternal commuting.
In 2021, a survey by MakeMyMove (via WFAA) placed Texas as one of the top destinations for relocating remote workers. According to the survey, the lower cost of living, climate and affordable housing were among the top reasons people chose the Lone Star State to relocate. Between 2021 and 2022, Collin County led the state in domestic migration with over 44,000 new residents moving to the Dallas suburbs.
However, the trend is slowing down. With more and more companies calling workers back to the office with hybrid or full in-person modalities, migration patterns are getting back to their pre-pandemic rates. In turn, according to Candy’s Dirt, this shift in trends could affect the North Texas construction and real estate market, which won’t be able to rely on migrating families.
But don’t worry just yet, with so many companies relocating in the region, looks like the real estate market will stay well and kicking for a long while, even if the many, many remote workers in Collin County need to go back to the office.
