Placer.ai Office Index—2025 Recap

Return-to-office mandates seem to be everywhere. Following the federal government’s example, local governments from the City of Atlanta to the State of Texas have introduced stricter in-office requirements. And an increasing number of corporations are demanding full-time in-person work—including firms like JPMorgan, which began enforcing a five-day RTO mandate in early March.

But what does ground-level data tell us about how these new policies are affecting office attendance in practice? Did the RTO slowdown observed in January and February continue into March? Or is a new resurgence underway?
RTO marches ahead

The latest data from the Placer.ai Office Index suggests that nationwide office visits may be trending upwards once again. Although March 2025 office visit levels didn’t match the peaks of October and July 2024, visits last month were only 32.2 percent below March 2019 levels—an improvement over March 2024...   ...more

RSK: Stats show more foot traffic back to the office. This doesn`t mean more office space is being leased but could be a precursor to it.