Main Street AI Monitor: Half of small-business workers use AI (2026)

Record 008 · Impact · 2026

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Main Street AI Monitor: Half of small-business workers use AI

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“Inaugural Main Street AI Monitor: half of SMB workers use AI; 64% for personal productivity; only 6% for near-autonomous workflow automation; time savings mostly reinvested in…”

Inaugural Main Street AI Monitor: half of SMB workers use AI; 64% for personal productivity; only 6% for near-autonomous workflow automation; time savings mostly reinvested in more work. 50% of SMB workers use AI 58% of users use it regularly 6% use it to automate with minimal human involvement

National context Florida owners and counselors still use. 50% of SMB workers use AI

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  • 50% of SMB workers use AI
  • 58% of users use it regularly
  • 6% use it to automate with minimal human involvement

50% of SMB workers use AI