U.S. office visits increased 4 percent year over year in September 2026, reaching their highest September level since 2019, according to a new report from Placer.ai.
Nationwide office visits remained 25.5 percent below September 2019 levels, marking the smallest September gap since the pandemic. The increase occurred despite September 2026 having the same number of working days as September 2025.
San Francisco recorded the strongest year-over-year growth among the markets analyzed, with office visits increasing 12.2 percent, supported by leasing activity tied to artificial intelligence companies. Office visits in the city remained 33.8 percent below September 2019 levels, although San Francisco has moved ahead of several other major markets in its recovery.
Miami, New York City and Dallas continued to lead the recovery relative to pre-pa
