Moving Companies by States

Georgia is consistently among the top inbound states in the Southeast, and metro Atlanta has been the engine behind that growth. The Atlanta metro ranked third nationally for total population...

Wyoming's Cheyenne metro posted 73% outbound migration in 2024 according to United Van Lines data - the highest outbound share of any metropolitan area tracked in that year's study. Yet...

Since July 2021, Wisconsin has added over 81,600 residents through net migration - outpacing the state's combined net migration from the prior 18 years combined. Nearly three-quarters of that growth...

West Virginia ranked first nationally for inbound migration percentage in 2024, with 66% of all United Van Lines moves going inbound - the highest share of any qualifying state. The...

Washington is one of the most actively regulated states for household goods movers: any company moving residential belongings within state lines must hold a valid Household Goods Carrier Permit issued...

Virginia's moving market is defined by the presence of the world's largest naval station at Norfolk and a constellation of military installations - Fort Belvoir, Quantico, Langley Air Force Base,...

Vermont ranked first for inbound migration percentage in United Van Lines studies for three consecutive years (2021-2023), with 65% of moves going inbound in 2023 - though the raw numbers...

Utah does not require movers to hold a state-issued household goods license - the state has no dedicated mover licensing program. That regulatory gap makes USDOT verification through FMCSA's online...

Texas has ranked first or second for net inbound migration every year since 2021. U-Haul ranked it first for net one-way inbound traffic from 2021 to 2023, before South Carolina...

Tennessee has ranked among the top four states for net domestic migration every year since 2020. Between July 2024 and July 2025, the state added 42,389 net domestic migrants -...

South Dakota's moving market is defined by geography unlike any other plains state: its two major metros sit 350 miles apart on opposite ends of the state via I-90, and...

South Carolina claimed the #1 spot in the U-Haul Growth Index in 2024, unseating Texas after three consecutive years at the top. United Van Lines' 2025 National Movers Study recorded...

Rhode Island's moving market is shaped by one defining geographic fact: at 1,214 square miles, it is the smallest state in the country, meaning virtually every intrastate move stays under...

Idaho ranked among the top five states for net inbound domestic migration in 2024, adding 0.83% to its population through interstate moves, a rate that has kept the local moving...

Hawaii's moving market is defined by a constraint shared by no other state: every household good crosses an ocean. The state recorded the highest rate of net outbound domestic migration...

Iowa is nearly balanced on domestic migration, losing only 231 residents to net outbound migration in 2024, a rate so small it barely registers compared to neighboring Illinois, which shed...

Indiana has been a consistent net inbound migration state, appearing on United Van Lines' inbound list in recent years and ranking among the top winners in both U-Haul and United...

Illinois ranked among the top three states for net outbound domestic migration in 2024, losing 56,235 residents to other states, roughly one person every nine minutes. Only California and New...

New Hampshire ranked third nationally for inbound migration in 2023 according to Atlas Van Lines data, a jump from tenth place the prior year, driven by remote workers and retirees...

Alabama ranked 8th among all states for inbound migration in 2023 - a top-10 position it has held for three consecutive years - with 60% of United Van Lines shipments...

New Jersey has ranked first nationally for outbound migration every year from 2018 through 2024 according to United Van Lines' annual study -- eight consecutive years at the top of...

Arizona ranks consistently among the top inbound states for domestic migration. Census data shows 282,729 people moved into Arizona in a single recent year -- the highest estimated in-migration figure...

California ranks among the top outbound states in the country for the fifth consecutive year, with U-Haul reporting 51% outbound traffic in 2024 and Atlas Van Lines recording 60% outbound...

New York has ranked among the top outbound states for eight consecutive years. In 2025, United Van Lines recorded 58% of New York moves as outbound - placing the state...

North Carolina has been ranked among the top inbound states for over a decade, and in 2025 it remained near the top of every major carrier survey - Atlas Van...

North Dakota recorded the highest net migration growth rate in the country in 2023, gaining approximately 13,601 new residents - a 1.76% annual increase that no other state matched. Migration...

Colorado's moving market shifted from net-gain to net-loss in 2024-2025. United Van Lines ranked Colorado 5th highest for outbound moves in 2025, a reversal of the 2010s pattern when the...

Alaska records the highest outbound migration percentage of any U.S. state, with 57% of tracked moves heading out rather than in - a rate driven by its extreme climate, geographic...

Connecticut ranked 47th for inbound moves among all U.S. states in 2025 (moveBuddha), with an in-to-out ratio of 0.67 - meaning the state loses significantly more residents than it gains...

Nevada appeared on the United Van Lines top inbound list for the first time in 2025, having spent 2022 and 2023 as a "balanced" state with nearly equal inbound and...

Ohio sits at the intersection of four major interstate corridors -- I-70 (east-west), I-71 (Columbus to Cleveland to Cincinnati), I-75 (Dayton to Toledo), and I-90 (Cleveland along Lake Erie) --...

Arkansas ranked first in the nation for inbound moves in 2024 according to Atlas Van Lines, with 65% of all tracked shipments heading into the state -- the highest inbound...

Florida handles one of the highest volumes of interstate moves in the country, and its market has shifted in 2024-2025. After years of pandemic-era growth, the state is now seeing...

Nebraska ranked 9th on United Van Lines' 2024 National Movers Study for outbound migration -- a significant jump from 13th in 2023 -- with 56% of tracked moves exiting the...

Oklahoma ranked among the top ten outbound states in the 2025 Atlas Van Lines Migration Patterns Study, placing it alongside Louisiana, West Virginia, Wyoming, and Iowa in a year when...

Delaware shot to the top of national inbound migration rankings in 2024-2025, reaching 2nd place in the United Van Lines 2024 National Movers Study (66% inbound) and 6th place in...

Montana is a net-gain state for domestic migration, recording 187 inbound moves for every 100 outbound moves in 2023 -- among the highest ratios in the Mountain West. That inflow,...