[vkou]

A 100-person office that has one introvert coming into it every day because they are looking for some quiet time is not considered 'vacant' by this statistic.

[DeRock]

I don't even think it would track it if 0 people were coming in, as long as the lease is still active. Commercial office leases tend to be on the longer end compared to residential (eg. 10-year is not uncommon).

[Covzire]

So the per-desk vacancy, if such a thing were tracked, might be much higher than 33%?

[alchemist1e9]

https://www.kastle.com/safety-wellness/getting-america-back-...

Those statistics are probably closer to what you want.

[Animats]

Right. 49% pre-pandemic occupancy, measured by the systems that check people in when they enter the building.

[alchemist1e9]

43.2% specifically for San Francisco metro last week.

I find the reports interesting and they change through time and for example the breakdown by day of the week.

[nemomarx]

The proper way to track it would be traffic in the commute hours and spending on lunches and so on during the work day, I suppose? Isn't that what cities are measuring and looking at with this return to office stuff?

[jacobr1]

Correct. Those lower-desk-utilization offices still have current leases.