I've worked for a while cataloging and researching coworking spaces....I've got some pretty interesting metrics regarding populations and occupancy, so I'll put in my 2 cents
I've found that Coworking is almost a cultural thing - if you cross reference the most populous cities / densest business wise with the number / population of coworking spaces...you don't find much of a correlation. Some of the most populous places in the U.S have no coworking spaces, while areas like SF and NYC are littered with them; and for the most part sitting at 60% occupancy or so. Furthermore, in these cities we actually see coworking spaces lasting much longer; while most coworking places are less than 3 years old, we also see a relatively low lifespan of many places where there are few coworking spaces; that is to say the existence of a coworking environment helps new locations last longer and find a niche to work with. Essentially what I can conclude is, in places where coworking is known and popular, people have and are will continue to move to these centers as long as they're competitively priced with something unique to offer. Also, I'd say comparatively St. Louis is actually one of the smallest coworking spaces per population, it's likely a great spot for expansion. Let me know if you've got more questions, Connor -- Visit this forum on the web at http://discuss.coworking.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
