Notice wanted before a return-to-office mandate
42%
42% wanted one to two months notice before a return-to-office requirement — the most common answer.
n = 3,017 U.S. workers · Fielded 2026 · Cherry Data Signals
Breakdown
one to two months42%
less than one month26%
three to five months18%
at least six months9%
at least one year5%
0%50%100%
Figures are rounded and may not total exactly 100%.
Methodology
- Sample
- 3,017
- Population
- U.S. workers
- Country
- United States
- Fielded
- 2026
- Research by
- Cherry Data Signals
- Study
- What Workers Would Pay to Avoid Commuting
Cite this statistic
Cherry Data Signals (2026). "Notice wanted before a return-to-office mandate" Survey of 3,017 U.S. workers, United States. https://cherrysignals.com/statistics/notice-wanted-before-a-return-to-office-mandate
Free to reproduce with attribution to Cherry Data Signals and a link to this page.
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