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Office Furniture & Workplace Statistics
Current figures on hybrid work, office planning, accessibility, and furniture end of life. Each statistic links to its original source so it is easy to check and cite.
Last updated August 25, 2026
A Useful Starting Point
The numbers behind a changing office.
Office decisions now balance how people use the workplace, the paths they need to move through it, and the life left in the furniture already on hand. These figures provide useful context for business owners, workplace writers, facility teams, and anyone comparing new, used, or refurbished office furniture.
Workplace Use
Hybrid work statistics
22.9%
of employed people teleworked in Q1 2024
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics counted 35.5 million people who worked at home for pay or business at least once during the first quarter of 2024. That is useful context when planning offices that need to work well across changing attendance patterns.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, first quarter 202452.1%
of teleworkers worked some, rather than all, hours from home in Q1 2024
The same series found 47.9% worked all of their hours from home. The split explains why flexible meeting, focus, and touchdown spaces remain relevant for teams using an office differently through the week.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, first quarter 202427.2
average weekly hours teleworkers worked from home in Q1 2024
That average was down from 29.3 hours in the first quarter of 2023, while the share of people teleworking increased. Office plans need to account for both regular in-office work and partial-week attendance.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, first quarter 2024Planning Reference
Accessibility measures to keep in view.
Clearances must be considered alongside the applicable building rules and the specifics of the space. These U.S. ADA standards are a planning reference, not a substitute for professional code review.
Read the ADA guidancecontinuous clear width
The ADA standard identifies 36 inches as the minimum clear width for an accessible route, with specific rules and exceptions that can apply.
wheelchair passing width
The standard identifies 60 inches as the minimum clear width for two wheelchairs to pass.
clear floor space
The standard identifies this as the minimum clear floor or ground space to accommodate a stationary wheelchair and occupant.
Furniture Lifecycle
Furniture end-of-life statistics
12.1M
tons of furniture and furnishings entered U.S. municipal waste in 2018
Furniture and furnishings accounted for 4.1% of total municipal solid waste in the Environmental Protection Agency’s latest product-specific estimate. The measure includes items such as tables and chairs after primary use and reuse.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2018 data80.1%
of furniture and furnishings in the EPA estimate was landfilled in 2018
Another 19.5% was combusted for energy recovery. The figures describe the full furniture-and-furnishings category, not office furniture alone, but they underline the value of keeping durable pieces in use where a project allows.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2018 dataMethod & Sources
How to use this page.
Markets West selected public, primary sources where possible. Each figure is shown with the data period used by its source. Workplace statistics measure different things at different times, so they should be read in their stated context rather than treated as interchangeable.
This page is reviewed monthly, or sooner when a source publishes a material update. Source links are included with every statistic so readers can check the original tables and definitions.
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Markets West Office Furniture. Office Furniture & Workplace Statistics: 2026. Updated August 25, 2026. https://preview.marketswest.com/office-furniture-statistics
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