Zoom town

[4][5] In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic led to a significant migration to previous “getaway communities” and small towns near attractions such as ski resorts in conjunction with the increase in popularity of remote work.

[2] In the United States, locations such as The Hamptons, New York; Cape Cod, Massachusetts; Aspen, Colorado; Bethel, Maine; and Truckee, California — which are usually considered vacation destinations — saw large spikes in people moving there.

[12] Although the trend was already underway, the sudden rapid migration accelerated it, and led to calls to carefully manage the situation to avoid the places being "loved to death".

[19] Richard Florida and Adam Ozimek wrote in an article in The Wall Street Journal that the shift is expected to have significant economic implications.

[5] The "work-from-home experiment" was considered a "resounding – and somewhat unexpected – success" by management experts,[4] and working remotely is expected to remain a significant part of the American workforce, and no longer be seen as a workplace "perk" for a handful of employees in a few more modern companies.

[20] Companies that have already announced that remote work will become permanent within their corporation include Twitter, Siemens, Shopify, Facebook, and State Bank of India.

Downtown Aspen, Colorado , an example of a "Zoom town" which has a high number of remote workers that take advantage of outdoor activities such as skiing.
U.S. representative to Alaska Don Young talks to a woman over Zoom .