Target faces hybrid labor divide as BLS highlights work-from-home gap

The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its 2025 American Time Use Survey on June 25, and the numbers capture a labor market with two very different realities: 35% of employed people did some or all of their work at home on days they worked, while 70% did some or all of their work at their workplace. For Target, that divide runs straight through the company’s own workforce, separating store and supply chain jobs that require physical presence from corporate roles that can still compete on flexibility.

Target says its corporate positions may be hybrid or remote, and the majority of headquarters team members work in a hybrid setup the company calls “flex for your day.” The retailer says it has two corporate campuses in Minneapolis and Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, five additional offices across the U.S., and a global capabilities center in Bengaluru, India, with more than 14,000 corporate team members based locally and around the U.S. That gives the company one labor market for office jobs and another for the people who keep stores and supply chain operations moving.

The company’s 2025 annual report shows how much of Target still depends on in-person work. Target says it has 66 supply chain facilities across 25 states, including distribution centers, sortation centers and other facilities totaling 72.9 million square feet. It also says stores fulfilled more than 97% of total Merchandise Sales in each of the last three years, a reminder that even as corporate work stays hybrid, the retail machine still leans heavily on stores and logistics teams. For U.S. hourly team members in stores and supply chain facilities, Target lists a starting wage range of $15 to $24 an hour, along with a 401(k) with dollar-for-dollar matching up to 5% of eligible earnings, paid vacation and holidays, family leave and sick time.

The BLS data show why those differences matter in recruiting and advancement. Employed women were more likely than employed men to work at home, 38% versus 31%, and among workers age 25 and over, 51% of those with a bachelor’s degree or higher worked at home on an average day, compared with 19% of those with a high school diploma and no college. The same survey showed 72% of college graduates worked on an average day, compared with 63% of workers with a high school diploma and no college. Full-time workers were more likely than part-time workers to work at home, and multiple jobholders were more likely than single jobholders to do so, reinforcing how flexibility increasingly tracks with education and job type.

For Target managers, that split shapes how jobs have to be sold. Store and supply chain roles need to lead with pay, benefits and predictable schedules. Corporate and technology jobs can compete on hybrid work, and the gap between those two labor markets will keep influencing how workers judge fairness, retention and the path to advancement inside the same company.