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Summer slowdown pulls office attendance lower across major markets

Austin, Texas, remains an outlier, buoyed by strong population and job growth
Austin remained the strongest market by far, at 76% of its pre-pandemic attendance level. Shown is One Eleven Congress, a 519,000-square-foot office tower in downtown Austin that recently traded for $208 million. (CoStar)
Austin remained the strongest market by far, at 76% of its pre-pandemic attendance level. Shown is One Eleven Congress, a 519,000-square-foot office tower in downtown Austin that recently traded for $208 million. (CoStar)
CoStar News
August 6, 2026 | 6:41 P.M.

The summer slowdown hit office attendance in late July, pulling down occupancy across the 10 major metropolitan markets tracked by Kastle Systems to 55.6% of their pre-pandemic levels in the week that ended July 29.

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