More remote workers are moving to small towns as pandemic reshapes the workplace
CHICAGO — For Marcus Medsker, the pace of life in Quincy, Illinois, is slow. And he likes it that way.
Medsker, a senior client sales manager at Echo Global Logistics, was living in a two-bedroom condo in the River North neighborhood of Chicago just over a year ago. But when his wife became pregnant with their second child, they decided to move to his hometown.
The 37-year-old grew up in Quincy and said his return in December 2020 was somewhat unexpected. But the low cost of living and small-town feel has made life with young kids a lot simpler, and he said his proximity to family has been one of the most special parts of being back.
Before the pandemic, moving to a different city wasn’t really an option for Medsker, who is now the father of three.
“Me working remote was never really on the table, so until that became fully available, that’s when we kind of decided to look at Quincy,” he said.
Medsker is one of the millions
