Best cities to work remotely in the United States

980 places in 121 cities · median wifi 19 Mbps · updated September 2026

Workmode lists 980 places to work remotely from across 121 cities in the United States. New York has the most, with 33, followed by Kcmo (23) and Minneapolis (23). Members have measured the wifi at 103 places, with a median download of 19 Mbps; Nashville is fastest, at a median of 60 Mbps. There are 10 coworking spaces, most of them in Wichit; the rest are cafés, libraries and other places with a table and a socket.

Top cities in the United States

Every city in the United States, compared

Ranked by how many places to work are listed. Wifi is the median of measured places.

Cities in United States ranked by places to work, with coworking spaces, median measured wifi, check-ins and their best-for lists.
#	City	Places	Coworking	Wifi	Check-ins	Best for
1	New York	33	—	57 Mbps, wifi report for New York	5	Study in New York Great coffee in New York Power outlets in New York
2	Kcmo	23	—	28 Mbps, wifi report for Kcmo	6	Open Sunday in Kcmo Open early in Kcmo Fastest wifi in Kcmo
3	Minneapolis	23	—	9 Mbps, wifi report for Minneapolis	3	Open Sunday in Minneapolis Open early in Minneapolis Open late in Minneapolis
4	Pittsburgh	22	—	14 Mbps	2	Open Sunday in Pittsburgh Open early in Pittsburgh
5	Tampa	22	—	18 Mbps	2	Open Sunday in Tampa Open early in Tampa
6	Boulder	21	—	19 Mbps, wifi report for Boulder	6	Open Sunday in Boulder Open early in Boulder
7	Los Angeles	21	—	80 Mbps	2	Open Sunday in Los Angeles Open early in Los Angeles
8	Dallas	21	—	37 Mbps	1	Open Sunday in Dallas Open early in Dallas
9	Baltimore	21	—	—	—	Open Sunday in Baltimore Open early in Baltimore
10	Boston	21	—	—	—	Open Sunday in Boston Open early in Boston Open late in Boston
11	Colorado Springs	21	—	—	—	Open Sunday in Colorado Springs Open early in Colorado Springs Open late in Colorado Springs
12	Columbus	21	—	—	—	Open Sunday in Columbus Open early in Columbus
13	Houston	21	—	—	—	Open Sunday in Houston Open early in Houston Open late in Houston
14	Lansing	21	—	—	—	Open Sunday in Lansing Open early in Lansing Open late in Lansing
15	Richmond	21	—	—	—	Open Sunday in Richmond Open early in Richmond
16	Seattle	21	—	—	—	Open Sunday in Seattle Open early in Seattle
17	Raleigh	20	—	13 Mbps	1	Open Sunday in Raleigh Open early in Raleigh
18	Atlanta	20	—	—	—	Open Sunday in Atlanta Open early in Atlanta Open late in Atlanta
19	Des Moines	20	—	—	—	Open early in Des Moines Open Sunday in Des Moines
20	Durham	20	—	—	—	Open Sunday in Durham Open early in Durham Open late in Durham
21	Eugene	20	—	—	—	Open Sunday in Eugene Open early in Eugene Open late in Eugene
22	Huntsville	20	—	—	—	Open early in Huntsville Open Sunday in Huntsville
23	Indianapolis	20	—	—	—	Open early in Indianapolis Open Sunday in Indianapolis
24	Memphis	20	—	—	—	Open Sunday in Memphis Open early in Memphis Open late in Memphis
25	Oakland	20	—	—	—	Open Sunday in Oakland Open early in Oakland
26	Orlando	20	—	—	—	Open Sunday in Orlando Open early in Orlando Open late in Orlando
27	Philadelphia	20	—	—	—	Open Sunday in Philadelphia Open early in Philadelphia
28	Salt Lake City	20	—	—	—	Open Sunday in Salt Lake City Open early in Salt Lake City Open late in Salt Lake City
29	St. Louis	20	—	—	—	Open Sunday in St. Louis Open early in St. Louis
30	Bothell	19	—	—	—	Open early in Bothell Open Sunday in Bothell
31	Detroit	19	—	—	—	Open Sunday in Detroit Open early in Detroit
32	Phoenix	19	—	—	—	Open Sunday in Phoenix Open early in Phoenix Open late in Phoenix
33	San Antonio	19	—	—	—	Open Sunday in San Antonio Open early in San Antonio Open late in San Antonio
34	Austin	17	1	8 Mbps, wifi report for Austin	23	Great coffee in Austin Aesthetic in Austin Spacious in Austin
35	Jacksonville	16	—	—	—	Open Sunday in Jacksonville Open early in Jacksonville Open late in Jacksonville
36	Wichita	16	—	—	—	Open Sunday in Wichita Open early in Wichita Open late in Wichita
37	Ann Arbor	10	—	—	—	Open Sunday in Ann Arbor Open early in Ann Arbor Open late in Ann Arbor
38	Birmingham	10	—	—	—	Open early in Birmingham Open Sunday in Birmingham
39	George Town	9	1	19 Mbps, wifi report for George Town	17	Fastest wifi in George Town
40	San Diego	9	—	41 Mbps, wifi report for San Diego	8	Great coffee in San Diego Spacious in San Diego Power outlets in San Diego
41	Palm Desert	9	—	—	—	Open Sunday in Palm Desert Open early in Palm Desert
42	Denver	8	—	32 Mbps, wifi report for Denver	8	Fastest wifi in Denver
43	Chicago	8	—	—	—	Open early in Chicago Open Sunday in Chicago
44	Miami	8	—	—	—	—
45	Sacramento	8	1	—	—	Open early in Sacramento Open Sunday in Sacramento
46	Fort Collins	6	—	—	—	Open early in Fort Collins Open Sunday in Fort Collins Open late in Fort Collins
47	Bg	5	—	18 Mbps, wifi report for Bg	5	—
48	Portland	5	—	19 Mbps, wifi report for Portland	5	—
49	Charlotte	5	—	—	—	Open Sunday in Charlotte Open late in Charlotte Open early in Charlotte
50	Ma	5	—	—	—	Open early in Ma Open Sunday in Ma
51	Newark	5	—	—	—	—
52	Sf	5	—	—	—	Open Sunday in Sf
53	Springfield	5	—	—	—	—
54	Vestavia Hills	5	—	—	—	Open early in Vestavia Hills Open Sunday in Vestavia Hills
55	Brighton	4	—	16 Mbps, wifi report for Brighton	4	—
56	Nashville	4	—	60 Mbps, wifi report for Nashville	4	Fastest wifi in Nashville
57	San Jose	4	—	12 Mbps, wifi report for San Jose	4	—
58	San Francisco	4	—	10 Mbps	3	—
59	Ithaca	4	—	—	—	—
60	Washington	3	—	10 Mbps, wifi report for Washington	3	—
61	Rochester	3	—	22 Mbps	2	—
62	Bloomington	3	—	—	—	Open Sunday in Bloomington Aesthetic in Bloomington Spacious in Bloomington
63	Homewood	3	—	—	—	—
64	Irving	3	—	—	—	—
65	Jacksonville Beach	3	—	—	—	Open early in Jacksonville Beach Open Sunday in Jacksonville Beach
66	Miami Beach	3	—	—	—	—
67	New Braunfels	3	—	—	—	—
68	South Bend	3	—	—	—	Great coffee in South Bend Open early in South Bend Aesthetic in South Bend
69	Barranco	2	—	16 Mbps	2	—
70	Milano	2	—	4 Mbps	1	—
71	Nashua	2	—	112 Mbps	1	—
72	Webster Groves	2	—	53 Mbps	1	—
73	Aliso Viejo	2	—	—	—	—
74	Berkeley	2	1	—	—	—
75	Boca Raton	2	—	—	—	—
76	Houghton	2	1	—	—	—
77	Hutchinson	2	—	—	—	—
78	Las Cruces	2	—	—	—	—
79	Ns	2	—	—	—	—
80	Palo Alto	2	1	—	—	—
81	Piscataway	2	—	—	—	—
82	Wichit	2	2	—	—	—
83	Winston-Salem	2	—	—	—	—
84	Yuma	2	—	—	—	—
85	Pinellas Park	1	—	34 Mbps	2	—
86	Cupertino	1	—	61 Mbps	1	—
87	Honolulu	1	—	1 Mbps	1	—
88	Kelvin Grove	1	—	2 Mbps	1	—
89	Lynchburg	1	—	31 Mbps	1	—
90	Pj	1	—	244 Mbps	1	—
91	West Lake Hills	1	—	23 Mbps	1	—
92	Anchorage	1	—	—	—	—
93	College Park	1	—	—	—	—
94	Coral Gables	1	—	—	—	—
95	Englewood	1	—	—	—	—
96	Farmington	1	—	—	—	—
97	Farmington Hills	1	—	—	—	—
98	Fort Lauderdale	1	—	—	—	—
99	Fremont	1	—	—	—	—
100	Gold River	1	—	—	—	—
101	Green Bay	1	—	—	—	—
102	Hoboken	1	—	—	—	—
103	Hudson	1	—	—	—	—
104	Lakewood	1	—	—	—	—
105	Las Vegas	1	1	—	—	—
106	Marquette	1	1	—	—	—
107	Menlo Park	1	—	—	—	—
108	Mile End	1	—	—	—	—
109	Milpitas	1	—	—	—	—
110	Milwaukee	1	—	—	—	—
111	Mountain Brook	1	—	—	—	—
112	Nags Head	1	—	—	—	—
113	North Newton	1	—	—	—	—
114	Perrysburg	1	—	—	—	—
115	Pflugerville	1	—	—	—	—
116	Sandy	1	—	—	—	—
117	Santa Ana	1	—	—	—	—
118	Tr	1	—	—	—	—
119	University City	1	—	—	—	—
120	Weingarten	1	—	—	—	—
121	Winter Garden	1	—	—	—	—

Popular lists in the United States

Most worked-from places in the United States

Fastest measured wifi in the United States

1Monarch CoffeeCoffee shop · Kcmo wifi report271 Mbps
2Strangers at 47Coffee shop · Pj wifi report244 Mbps
3Verve Coffee RoastersCoffee shop · Los Angeles wifi report132 Mbps
4Pinewood SocialSpace · Nashville wifi report125 Mbps
5Bonhoeffer's Cafe & EspressoCoffee shop · Nashua wifi report112 Mbps
6Parisi Café | Union StationCoffee shop · Kcmo wifi report106 Mbps
7Subterranean Coffee Boutique North ParkCoffee shop · San Diego wifi report99 Mbps
8Settlements Penang | Coworking SpaceCoworking space · George Town wifi report93 Mbps
9Presuming Ed's Coffee HouseCoffee shop · Brighton wifi report91 Mbps
10TheorySpace · Portland wifi report91 Mbps

In total: 906 coffee shops, 31 spaces, 21 libraries, 10 coworking spaces, 8 public spaces, 4 hotel lobbies.

Working remotely in the United States: questions

What is the best city to work remotely in the United States?

New York has the most places to work listed, with 33, followed by Kcmo (23) and Minneapolis (23). For wifi, Nashville has the fastest measured median, 60 Mbps across 4 places. The best choice depends on what you need — the table on this page compares every city.

How fast is the wifi in cafés and coworking spaces in the United States?

Across 103 places where members ran a speed test, the median download is 19 Mbps, and 46 places measure 25 Mbps or faster — enough for video calls. A place nobody has tested has an unknown speed, not a slow one.

Where are the coworking spaces in the United States?

10 coworking spaces are listed in the United States, in Wichit (2), Austin (1), George Town (1) and Sacramento (1) and 5 more cities.

Where can I find a quiet place to work or study in the United States?

Workmode has lists of quiet places to work in New York and Austin and places to study in New York and Austin. A place makes a list when remote workers rate it 4 out of 5 or higher, and a list appears once 3 places qualify.

How are places in the United States rated?

By the people who worked there: members check in, run a speed test and rate the place on wifi, noise and comfort. Google ratings are shown separately and never mixed in. Measured at 25 Mbps or faster by people who worked there, fastest first.

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