A default working location in Google Calendar communicates where you normally work on each weekday. It requires an eligible Workspace edition and organizational support. Review the location’s audience before entering details that should not be visible to people who can view your calendar.
Confirm feature availability
Use Calendar on a computer and check Google’s current eligible-edition guidance. An administrator can disable working location, and specific addresses or automatic time-zone updates may be limited by organizational data-compliance and location restrictions. A missing field is not a reason to bypass those controls.
Set the weekday locations
Google’s guidance says to enable working hours first. Open Settings > Settings > Working hours & location, select the days you work, and enter an existing working location or create an appropriate one beside each day.
Review whether Home, Office, or a less precise location adequately supports coordination. Do not enter a private street address merely because the interface allows a more specific place.
Verify the weekly pattern
Inspect the location chips across the relevant week and check the calendar’s local-time context. Use a date-specific location edit for a temporary visit rather than unintentionally changing the recurring default. Google’s guidance says calendar sharing can expose working location, including to people with Free or Busy visibility. Review those grants before relying on ordinary event privacy assumptions. A default location is useful context for arranging meetings; it is not a room reservation or proof that you are physically present. Confirm important in-person arrangements separately and keep the recurring pattern consistent with the information you actually intend collaborators to use.
References
Reviewed against the linked official product guidance on November 4, 2026. Features, limits, screen labels, and access can vary by account, platform, region, and organization policy.