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Household Goods Moving Statistics
Posted by David Piotrowski
I thought it would be interesting to list some statistics that relate to the domestic household goods moving industry.
The source of ths statistics on this page are taken from the American Moving and Storage Association’s (AMSA) page on industry statitics.
The household goods moving industry:
- Generates revenue of $10 billion per year
- Employs 450,000 people
The industry is made up of major vanlines, indepedent full service carriers, agents of vanlines, and owner-operators.
The 2005 Bureau of the Census report showed for the year ending March 2005, 39.9 million Americans changed residences. Based on an average family size of 2.34 persons, this translates into approximately 17.0 million household moves. The study shows that these moves were made as follows:
- 57% moved within the same county
- 20% moved within the same state
- 19% changed states
- 4% moved abroad
20-24 year olds were the most mobile of all, representing more than 30% of the total American moving population. 25-29 year olds made up the second largest group, representing more than 28% of the moving population.
The ten (10) most active states for moving are as follows: California, North Carolina, Florida, Illinois, Texas, Georgia, New York, Washington, DC, Arizona, and Pennsylvania.