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Corporate Relocation Survey 2026
RELOCATION VOLUME + BUDGETS
2026
Relocation Proves Resilient as Volumes Rise Amid Global Uncertainty
Over the last 12 months, the corporate relocation landscape continued to be shaped by technological change, shifting workforce expectations, and evolving global policies. Yet through it all, the industry demonstrated remarkable resilience in 2025.
In this 59th annual inquiry into corporate relocation, most companies said relocation volume increased in 2025, and also expected volume to increase again in 2026, which signaled sustained confidence in workforce mobility.
- 54% of companies reported an increase in their relocation volume in 2025, with 15% reporting a significant increase
- 27% of companies reported that their relocation volume stayed about the same in 2025 a 5% decrease from 2024.
While more than half of companies reported an increase in the number of employees relocated in 2025, the survey data also pointed to a counter-trend. Nearly one in five organizations said relocations declined, driven primarily by a trend among small and large companies.
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19% of companies said the overall number of employees relocated in 2025 decreased, a 6% increase from 2024
The findings suggest that although relocation activity remained strong overall, there’s a divergence in employer experiences—with some organizations expanding mobility programs while others scaled back in response to shifting workforce dynamics.
Stronger Company Performance Fuels Relocation Investment
Despite broader economic uncertainty, companies continued to back relocation programs with increased budgets.
- 57% of companies reported an increased relocation budget in 2025, holding steady with 58% of companies that reported the same in 2024.
This budget stability aligned with how companies viewed their own performance. Nearly two-thirds of companies reported stronger financial performance in 2025 compared with 2024.
- 64% of companies said their financial performance was better in 2025 than in 2024.
- 29% of companies said their financial was the same in 2025 as it was in 2024.
At the same time, companies were less bullish on the global economy.
- 52% of companies said the state of the global economy in 2025 was better than it was in 2024
- 30% of companies said the state of the global economy in 2025 was about the same as it was in 2024.
2026 Expectations Look Promising, Steady with 2025
Companies had a positive outlook on relocation volume and budgets in 2026. Most expected things to increase this year alongside their overall financial performance and a better global economy.
- 52% of companies expect relocation volume to increase in 2026.
- 61% of companies expect relocation budgets to increase in 2026.
- 64% of companies expect their overall financial performance in 2026 to be better than it was in 2025.
- 53% of companies expect the global economy to be better in 2026 than it was in 2025.
