About our Workplace ROI and Breakeven Calculators

Our workplace return-on-investment and breakeven calculators are informed by a proprietary database that includes over 6,000 case studies, research papers, government reports, and news items on workplace strategies that impact human and organizational agility and performance.

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Using that research and data from dozens of government, academic, and private-sector sources, we developed a number of models to quantify how various workplace changes can impact organizational, human, and environmental performance. They have been used by hundreds of company and community leaders throughout the U.S. and Canada and cited in a wide variety of publications.

Some of our workplace savings calculators include:

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Calculator for estimating the ROI of telework or work-at-home

Mobile (Remote/Hybrid/Telework) Workplace Savings Calculator™
Engagement Impact Calcualtor™
Well-Being/WELL Building Employer Breakeven Calculator™
Dual Monitor Breakeven Calculator™
Ergonomic Intervention Breakeven Calculator™
Ergonomic Chair Breakeven Calculator™
Mobile Technology Breakeven Calculator™
Sit/Stand Desk Breakeven Calculator™
Remote Employee Savings Calculator™
Proper Lighting Breakeven Calculator™
Noise Reduction Breakeven Calculator™

Our Mobile/Telework/Remote/Hybrid Workplace Savings Calculator™ was developed to estimate the people, planet, and profit impact of telework, hybrid/remote, and mobile work. When the U.S. General Accountability Office was charged to investigate tools that could be used to quantify the impact of telework in government, they asked to peek behind the curtains on our calculator. Ours was the only tool referenced in the GAO’s report to Congress. It stated our Mobile Work Savings Calculator™ was “comprehensive and based on solid research.”

Global Workplace Analytics GAO telework report

Details about the 125 customizable assumptions and 600 calculations that power the Remote (Telework/Hybrid/Mobile Workplace Savings Calculator™ are provided below and on our Pro Workplace Savings Calculator™ page.

Try one of our Workplace Savings or Breakeven Calculators for Yourself

While the pro versions of our calculators are only available to clients and partners of Global Workplace Analytics, you can use a fully-functioning version lite versions of the following calculators:

The only difference between the pro and lite versions of the calculators is in the number of customizable variables. The pro versions are not designed to be publicly used. With hundreds of customizable assumptions, they allow us to create CFO-quality models for our clients (go to our Pro Workplace Savings Calculator™ page for a list of the full set of variables we use in one of our calculators). The lite versions are powered by all of the same calculations, but only allow users to customize a handful of the variables.

Contact Us: If you would like a quote on a custom calculator or want to learn more about becoming a client, please email Kate@GlobalWorkplaceAnalytics.com.

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Mobile/Remote/Hybrid Workplace Savings Calculator™ Assumptions

Our approach in all of our work is to base our assumptions on highly credible research and err on the side of being too conservative, rather than too aggressive. A list of the primary sources behind the assumptions in our Mobile Work Savings Calculator™ is provided below. Additional details about our methodology is available in our business case white papers.

The following section discusses a few of the assumptions that draw the most questions.

Answers to questions we typically get regarding the assumptions behind our Mobile/Remote/Hybrid Workplace Savings Calculator:

Our standard remote work model assumes half-time remote work – which is roughly the national average for those who work remotely on a regular basis. It seems to represent the ‘sweet spot’ that mitigates the employer and employee concerns about issues such as company culture and employee loneliness yet still offers substantial employee, employer, and environmental benefits.
Regarding who can work remotely, we assume 45% of the population hold jobs that are compatible. That’s based on an update we did of a very thorough study conducted by Mathews & Williams, a couple of PhDs, who went through the Bureau of Labor (BLS) Statistics data and evaluated the jobs that met their criteria for remote work compatibility. Only four categories of jobs made the cut: professional, technical support, administrative support, and a fraction of sales jobs. Management-level jobs, even within those categories, were not considered eligible. Unfortunately, that study was done more than 5 years ago – ancient in terms of the current state of technology, so we revised Matthews & Williams assumptions to reflect the existing rate of participation among those categories that they excluded.
Recognizing that you can’t take the kids to school on just the days you head to the office, we relied on a synthesis of a number of respected studies by groups including the Reason Foundation, the Air Quality Board, and private company surveys to estimate how much driving is reduced on remote workdays. We used BLS data to estimate how much extra utility use might cost while working at home.
Not everyone wants to, can, or should work remotely. Our estimate for those who want to is based on a synthesis of studies by respected researchers.