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Benefits of Telework
This is a custom rebuild of the State of California Telework Dashboard that was abruptly taken down in early 2024.
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All-time

Teleworker savings

Estimated commute, vehicle, time, and emissions savings generated by telework.

Taxpayer savings

Office-space savings identified by the California State Auditor, calculated separately from teleworker commute savings.

Taxpayer figures use the California State Auditor's 2024-118 report. The first card approximates all-time savings since January 2021 by applying the Auditor's $225M/year potential savings rate.

This Month so far

Telework savings so far this month at today's gas prices

Updated daily

Teleworker savings this month

Current-month estimates using today's California gas price.

Taxpayer savings this month

Monthly and daily equivalents based on the Auditor's office-space savings estimate.

Gas pricing data sourced from: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)

How these estimates are calculated

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Teleworkers and workforce mix

Remote-centered work dominates across agencies, which is the single largest factor driving the massive savings shown above. This chart represents the CA statewide teleworker participation data from Nov 2021 - Dec 2023

State hybrid workforce trend

Stacked view of staff categories reported by participating departments.

Cost and emissions formulas

Fuel costs are calculated separately from broader vehicle operating costs so the site can show both values clearly.

Fuel savings so far this month
Fuel savings = (miles avoided ÷ average MPG) × current gas price
Gas price data is sourced from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Total driving-cost savings so far this month
Driving cost savings = miles avoided × IRS mileage rate
The IRS mileage rate is used as a proxy for total vehicle operating cost, including fuel, maintenance, tires, depreciation, and wear.
CO₂ avoided so far this month
CO₂ avoided = (miles avoided ÷ average MPG) × CO₂ tons per gallon
All-time savings since 2021
All-time savings = historical dataset savings + modeled savings for 2024-present
Historical savings use the original statewide telework dataset. Post-2023 savings are modeled using the latest available telework participation, a 5% 2024 reduction, 1.5% annual growth afterward, and California gas-price history from EIA.

How the telework estimates are calculated

These figures combine the latest available statewide telework participation data with current California gas prices and model inputs shown on the main page.

Teleworkers used in the model
Teleworkers = remote-centered employees + office-centered employees
Remote-centered and office-centered employees both generate savings because both groups still avoid at least some commuting.
Workweeks elapsed this month
Workweeks elapsed = weekdays elapsed this month ÷ 5
Current-month estimates are month-to-date, not full-month projections.
Commute miles avoided so far this month
Miles avoided = teleworkers × average telework days/week × round-trip miles × workweeks elapsed
Hours returned so far this month
Hours returned = teleworkers × average telework days/week × (round-trip minutes ÷ 60) × workweeks elapsed

Telework days trend

Average telework days per week by month.

Telework days detail

Distribution of staff by telework days per week.

In-office days trend

Average in-office days per week by month.

In-office days detail

Distribution of staff by in-office days per week.

Detail by agency

Sortable and filterable table for staffing and telework share metrics.

Employees by classification

Top classifications for the selected department and month. This uses the large classification export directly.

Data submission status

Monthly completeness by department.