Survey finds gig work becoming a pathway to primary income, entrepreneurship

In a recent survey, 56% of gig workers said their job accounts for most of their household income, and many see it as a path to starting their own business.

At the same time, many workers see gig work as more than a short-term stopgap: nearly half view it as either a permanent way to earn or a pathway to starting their own business.

According to the survey, fast payouts were ranked as one of the top factors that would make workers stay with a platform, second only to higher pay, and three in 10 workers (30%) say they have stopped using a platform because of a payment or payout issue.

A whopping 84% of respondents said financial management tools provided by their platform would be moderately to extremely valuable. See more key findings.