TUCSON, AZ (May 22, 2026)— Tucson ranked No. 10 nationally for independent coworking operators, standing out as the only Western city among the top 15 U.S. markets in a new coworking report that examined locally owned flexible workspace providers in a CoWorking Cafe study.
The report analyzed 73 U.S. cities with populations above 200,000 and ranked them by the share of coworking providers that are independently operated. Independent operators were defined as companies with fewer than four coworking spaces and operating within a single city.
Tucson was one of only 15 cities where independent coworking operators outpaced national chains. Locally owned operators accounted for 52.4% of Tucson’s coworking market, representing 11 of the city’s 21 coworking businesses. That share was more than double Phoenix’s 25% and ahead of Scottsdale’s 37.5%, Mesa’s 33%, and Chandler’s 31%…