Are Remote Workers More or Less Depressed Than Their Office-Going Counterparts?

I think it depends on the type of individual, type of job function and a lot of other factors.. If I had to commute tone or wo hours each way to get to my office I would be depressed regardless. “Remote work has soared in popularity since the COVID-19 pandemic. But, a new study suggests the practice has made workers more socially isolated, anxious and depressed compared to people who work in-person in offices and other settings.” San Francisco Chronicle June 8, 2026 “Other studies have found that workers are willing to give up 4 to 10% of their earnings in order to have the ability to work remotely,” says Natalia Emanuel, an economist at Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the main author of the new study published in the journal Science. “So there is a great desire for remote work.”