Full Idea
The point about the Higgs field is that even the lowest-energy state of space is not empty.
Gist of Idea
The Higgs field means even low energy space is not empty
Source
New Scientist writers (Why the Universe Exists [2017], 02)
A Reaction
So where is the Higgs field located? Even if there is no utterly empty space, the concept of location implies a concept of space more basic than the fields (about 16, I gather) which occupy it. You can't describe movement without a concept of location.
Book Reference
New Scientist writers: 'Why the Universe Exists' [John Murray 2017], p.44