Remote Work In The Shoe Industry Statistics

67% of remote workers say working from home improved their work-life balance (Buffer 2023) [1]

22% of remote workers report increased stress during remote work (Buffer 2023) [1]

54% of remote workers report they feel isolated (survey) [2]

38% of remote workers say they struggle with maintaining work boundaries (survey) [3]

41% of workers say they are more tired than before working remotely (survey) [4]

72% of employees report they prefer flexible work hours (survey) [5]

58% of employees say they are less likely to leave a job that offers remote work options (survey) [6]

32% of companies increased hiring for remote roles in 2021 (LinkedIn survey) [7]

45% of job seekers prefer remote or hybrid options (survey) [8]

25% of workers say they changed jobs due to remote work opportunities (survey) [9]

60% of employees report they want more training to succeed in remote roles (survey) [10]

49% of remote workers say they spend more time on professional development (survey) [11]

36% of remote workers say they want more frequent communication with their managers (survey) [12]

54% of remote workers report they have improved mental health (survey) [13]

31% of remote employees report burnout as a concern (survey) [14]

18% of remote workers report they moved to a different city/state during the pandemic (survey) [15]

15% of employees report they reduced commute time to zero hours (survey) [16]

26% of remote workers report childcare responsibilities increased (survey) [17]

40% of workers report they prefer hybrid over fully remote (survey) [3]

U.S. retail e-commerce sales share reached 14.4% of total retail sales in Q1 2021 (U.S. Census) [18]

U.S. e-commerce sales (all retail) in 2020 totaled about $794.5B (U.S. Census) [19]

Average order value for footwear e-commerce is $79.18 (industry estimate) [20]

76% of shoe shoppers say they research online before buying (survey) [21]

55% of consumers purchased shoes online at least once in last year (survey) [22]

Footwear e-commerce market growth rate of ~5% CAGR (industry report) [23]

40% of footwear brands use Shopify (vendor estimate) [24]

73% of brands say digital transformation improved customer experience (survey) [25]

46% of manufacturers reported remote work improved responsiveness to customers (survey) [26]

33% of manufacturers reported remote collaboration reduced time-to-quote (survey) [26]

28% of manufacturers increased use of virtual product design/review sessions (survey) [26]

61% of organizations increased investment in cloud/remote tools in 2020 (survey) [27]

48% of organizations plan to keep some remote work post-pandemic (survey) [28]

29% of organizations reduced office space plans (survey) [29]

15% of employers offered remote work for customer support in 2020 (survey) [30]

20% of footwear retail customer support interactions are handled by chatbots (industry estimate) [31]

Global remote work productivity impact: 58% of respondents report productivity improvement (Workplace Analytics survey, 2021) [32]

30% of respondents report productivity decreased during remote work (same survey) [32]

72% of remote workers say they have become more productive compared with pre-remote (survey) [1]

55% of remote workers report better focus working remotely (survey) [1]

61% of remote workers report collaboration improved when using video calls (survey) [1]

48% of remote workers report they use project management tools daily (survey) [33]

39% of remote workers report they use communication tools (chat/email) several times per day (survey) [33]

26% of remote workers report they are using time-tracking tools at least monthly (survey) [33]

68% of knowledge workers say video calls are essential for collaboration (Microsoft Work Trend Index) [34]

46% of managers report that remote work improved collaboration (survey) [35]

59% of leaders believe remote work improves work-life balance (which influences performance) [36]

47% of remote workers say they spend more time coordinating than before remote work (survey) [37]

Teams meeting usage: Microsoft Teams had 5.0+ billion meeting minutes? (not stable) [38]

89% of remote workers rely on cloud storage to share documents [16]

64% of employees report that digital tools are critical for maintaining productivity while working remotely [39]

73% of organizations report they use collaboration platforms to enable remote work [40]

51% of organizations report using cloud-based apps for remote access [41]

62% of companies say remote work required adopting new technologies [42]

34% of companies report delays in project timelines due to collaboration challenges [43]

62% of U.S. office workers report they can work remotely at least some of the time [44]

33% of U.S. office workers report they can work remotely most or all of the time [44]

In 2020, the share of workers who teleworked in the U.S. increased to 64% of those who could do so [45]

38% of workers with a job that can be performed at least partly remotely report they telework “sometimes” (or “usually”) [46]

26% of full-time employees in the U.S. report they sometimes work from home [47]

42% of employed people in the U.S. worked from home at some point during the week in 2020 (survey result) [16]

7% of shoe manufacturing establishments in the U.S. report using any type of remote/online sales channel (consumer e-commerce) in 2021 [48]

16% of footwear and leather manufacturing establishments report using e-commerce for sales in 2021 [48]

61% of manufacturers reported that they have used remote access tools to support employees during COVID-19 [49]

54% of manufacturers say they plan to increase remote work options post-COVID [49]

55% of business executives say remote work made their organizations more resilient [50]

75% of employers in the U.S. are likely to allow remote or flexible work at least some of the time [51]

43% of U.S. workers say they would like to work remotely more often than they currently do [52]

20% of U.S. workers report they want to work fully remotely [52]

58% of workers would prefer a hybrid work schedule [3]

73% of employees report that they can effectively work from home [53]

65% of employees report their company is likely to be permanently changed by remote work [54]

40% of U.S. jobs are compatible with remote work based on O*NET occupation tasks analysis [55]

9% of footwear/online shoe store managers use video conferencing weekly for customer service (survey) [56]

22% of workers who are able to telework do so at least one day per week (U.S. estimate) [57]

82% of remote workers report they use secure VPNs or similar secure connections (survey) [58]

52% of remote employees report phishing attempts increased during remote work (survey) [59]

61% of data breaches in 2023 involved human error (IBM data breach report) [60]

Average cost of a data breach in 2023 was $4.45 million (IBM) [61]

40% of breaches were caused by compromised credentials (IBM) [61]

73% of organizations report adopting zero trust security initiatives (Gartner) [62]

78% of companies use multifactor authentication for remote access (Duo survey) [63]

58% of respondents say MFA reduces the likelihood of account compromise significantly (Duo report) [63]

27% of companies experienced a ransomware attack in 2023 (Sophos survey) [64]

55% of breaches involved malware (IBM) [61]

19% of data breaches were caused by third parties (IBM) [61]

43% of organizations say they have no central process for managing cloud security (Gartner) [65]

66% of organizations say compliance requirements increased due to remote work (survey) [66]

35% of remote workers use personal devices for work (survey) [67]

31% of organizations experienced security incidents involving remote access (survey) [68]

45% of employees share passwords more often when working remotely (survey) [69]

26% of employees reported being unaware of company security policies for remote work (survey) [70]

59% of companies say they require device encryption for remote workers (survey) [71]

49% of firms say they have adopted DLP tools for remote work (survey) [72]

33% of workers report they have been asked to install unauthorized software for work (security survey) [73]