{"id":7000,"date":"2026-04-16T09:30:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T09:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coworkingcafe.com\/blog\/?p=7000"},"modified":"2026-04-16T09:32:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T09:32:40","slug":"coworkingcafe-launches-coworking-index-benchmarking-tool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coworkingcafe.com\/blog\/coworkingcafe-launches-coworking-index-benchmarking-tool\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Coworking Hits 2.3% of Office Inventory as New Market Tool Tracks Sector Across 120 Metros"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The index draws on proprietary data covering\u00a09,135\u00a0coworking locations\u00a0and\u00a0164\u00a0million square feet\u00a0of flex workspace to give operators,\u00a0investors\u00a0and workplace leaders a structured view of coworking&#8217;s footprint in the U.S. office market.<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SANTA BARBARA, Calif., \u2014\u00a0The U.S. coworking sector now spans\u00a09,135\u00a0locations and\u00a0164\u00a0million square feet\u00a0of space, yet flexible workspace still accounts for just 2.28% of the nation&#8217;s total office inventory. A new market intelligence tool from CoworkingCafe, part of the Yardi network, aims to make that number easier to track.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Coworking Index, available at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coworkingcafe.com\/index\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">coworkingcafe.com\/index<\/a>, benchmarks the sector across 120 U.S. metros, offering the first dedicated, regularly updated visual resource for measuring coworking&#8217;s footprint against the broader office market.\u00a0As the sector matures and enterprise adoption accelerates, market participants need more than headline figures to\u00a0identify\u00a0where growth is concentrated and how individual markets compare.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThe industry has talked about a 30% target for years.\u00a0We&#8217;re\u00a0at 2.3% today, but with office vacancy at 18.5% and physical occupancy around 60%, the conditions for a real shift are already here.\u00a0We built the index so people can\u00a0actually watch\u00a0it happen.\u201d\u00a0Sam Rosen, Director at Yardi<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Coworking Index addresses that need. It provides a national heatmap of coworking activity across all 120 tracked metros, detailed breakdowns of the top 25 markets by location count, square footage and coworking penetration as a share of total office space, and state-level data for the top 50 markets. Top 10 market rankings are presented with visual overlays that make it possible to compare scale and density\u00a0at a glance.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 aria-level=\"2\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Built on the Industry&#8217;s Deepest U.S. Data Set<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The\u00a0Coworking Index draws on the same proprietary data that powers\u00a0CoworkingCafe&#8217;s\u00a0widely cited quarterly U.S. industry reports\u00a0\u2014\u00a0research that has been referenced by Bloomberg,\u00a0Forbes\u00a0and The Business Journals. By making this data available through a dedicated, visual tool,\u00a0updated monthly\u00a0CoworkingCafe\u00a0complements its periodic research with a resource built for benchmarking, market\u00a0comparison\u00a0and expansion planning.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 aria-level=\"2\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Industry Context<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:299,&quot;335559739&quot;:299}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The launch comes as U.S. coworking continues to expand with increasing discipline.\u00a0The national operator base grew to 4,338 unique operators in 2025, a net gain of 609 new entrants in a single year.\u00a0At the same time, growth has concentrated in markets and formats best positioned to serve sustained hybrid\u00a0demand,\u00a0a pattern that points to a sector that is maturing, not simply scaling.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">With coworking still\u00a0representing\u00a0just over 2% of total U.S. office inventory nationally, the gap between current penetration and potential demand suggests significant runway ahead, particularly as enterprises continue integrating flex workspace into long-term real estate strategy.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 aria-level=\"2\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Availability<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:299,&quot;335559739&quot;:299}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Coworking Index by Yardi is available now at\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coworkingcafe.com\/index\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">coworkingcafe.com\/index<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">CoworkingCafe\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">is\u00a0the\u00a0most comprehensive global directory of coworking and flexible workspaces, with more than 28,000 locations listed worldwide. Part of the Yardi network of commercial real estate platforms, its quarterly U.S. industry reports are among the most widely cited sources of coworking market intelligence in the country. CoworkingCafe integrates with Yardi Kube, the leading platform for coworking operations management.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Yardi\u00ae<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0develops and supports industry-leading investment and property management software for all types and sizes of real estate companies across the world. With more than\u00a010,000 employees, Yardi is working with clients globally to drive significant innovation in the real estate industry. 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