Potential Bottom Line Impact or Return on Investment of the Widespread Adoption of Telework in the U.S.?

What Is the Potential Bottom Line Impact or Return on Investment of the Widespread Adoption of Telework in the U.S.? (updated August 2012)

• If those with compatible jobs and a desire to work from home did so just half the time (roughly the national average for those who do so regularly) the national savings would total over $700 Billion a year including:
• A typical business would save $11,000 per person per year
• The telecommuters would save between $2,000 and $7,000 a year
• The oil savings would equate to over 37% of our Persian Gulf imports
• The greenhouse gas reduction would be the equivalent of taking the entire New York State workforce permanently off the road.

Taken from Global Workplace Analytics

1. http://www.globalworkplaceanalytics.com/telecommuting-statistics

2. http://www.globalworkplaceanalytics.com/cut-oil