Density's Workplace Benchmark Report

Based on anonymous, granular insights derived from Density sensors, the report provides a unique insight into real-life usage

Cover image for Density's 'The Workplace Benchmark 2023–2024' report, featuring two women collaborating in a modern, sunlit office setting

Today Density released its first Workplace Benchmark, a look back on 2023.

Here are the headlines:

  1. While office utilization increased by 29% from 2022, US offices remain wildly underused at 27% average peak utilization in 2023.
  2. The new normal isn’t exactly buzzing yet: Nearly half of all spaces sat empty for more than 7 hours per day on average in 2023.
  3. Meeting room squatters have become space designers’ enemy #1 . Nearly 50% of the time, meeting rooms are being used by one person – regardless of capacity – reflecting the need for acoustic privacy to take video calls.
U.S. work spaces are operating at only a fraction of their capacity, signaling a critical need for rethinking office space utilization.

Ready to drop the vanity metrics and understand how workspaces are really being used?

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Key Takeaways

US offices remain wildly underused at 27% average peak utilization in 2023. ‍
Nearly half of all spaces sat empty for more than 7 hours per day on average in 2023.
Nearly 50% of the time, meeting rooms are being used by just one person.
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