Miami Office Visits Surpass 2019 Levels

Office visits spiked nationwide in June, especially in greater Miami, where visits now exceed the pace of 2019, according to Placer.ai data—so far the only market of the 10 major U.S. office markets to do so, though New York is getting close. Miami’s rate is up 8.5 percent compared with 2019, with its average visits per working day up 2.7 percent.

Many analyzed metros—including Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles and Miami—reached new post-pandemic office attendance highs in June 2026, Placer.ai reported. This is the case even after adjusting for the number of working days.

In its report, Placer.ai emphasized that its figures are estimates, adding that the long-term recovery of the cities analyzed is still being determined.

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Visits in New York were only 4 percent below 2019, and in Dallas, 9.8 percent below. At the other end of the spectrum, visits were down 34.4 percent from 2019 in San Francisco, and at the bottom of the pack, 39.4 percent in Denver.

Nationwide office visits in June 2026 jumped 8.5 percent year-over-year and stood 21 percent below June 2019 levels. But June 2026 also had 21 working days, compared to 20 in both June 2025 and June 2019, and the Juneteenth holiday fell on a Friday this year, rather than a Thursday as in 2025. This means it came on the week’s quietest office day, likely blunting its drag on attendance, Placer.ai posited.

The return-to-office numbers in June 2026 highlighted just how close the in-office visitation has gotten to its pre-pandemic baseline, Placer.ai Director of Research Elizabeth Lafontaine told Commercial Property Executive.

“June was notably strong across many markets for consumers commuting to an office, and visits on the West Coast continue to rise quickly,” Lafontaine said. “It will be interesting to see how the remainder of the summer plays out against the backdrop of the continued elevation of fuel prices and more RTO mandates coming in the fall.”

On a per-working-day basis, the company reported, office visits nationwide rose a more modest 3.3 percent compared with last year, continuing the slow but steady climb the index has tracked for the past few months. Even when normalizing for business days, June emerged as the single busiest in-office month since the pandemic began in March 2020.

Office visits up everywhere

Los Angeles led the pack in terms of year-over-year growth, Placer.ai reported, with office visits rising by 16.5 percent. The market was bouncing back from a soft June 2025, when local protests disrupted commuting routines. San Francisco ranked second by this metric, up 12.1 percent, continuing the momentum that made it the year’s growth leader in May.

Chicago also logged a substantial annual gain, moving into the middle of the post-pandemic recovery pack, up 10.4 percentage points, with its downtown office market recording its first vacancy decline in 15 quarters for the second quarter of the year.

Growth might continue in California, the report noted, with a four-day mandate for state workers taking effect July 1 and full-time office requirements set to roll out in September at Fidelity and TikTok. These policies may push the recovery even further ahead in the state, much of which has seen sluggish RTO rates in recent years.

In creating the index, Placer.ai analyzes foot traffic data from some 1,300 office buildings nationwide, including newer buildings that were at least partially leased from the end of 2019. Commercial office buildings, and commercial office buildings with retail offerings on the first floor, are included, but not government buildings or mixed-use buildings that are both residential and commercial.