Southern states continued to net the largest numbers of one-way U-Haul
customers last year. Booting Texas out of its three-year No. 1 spot, South
Carolina climbed three rankings to top the U-Haul Growth Index in 2024.
Based on one-way moves last year, South Carolina had the largest net gain
of U-Haul customers with Texas, North Carolina, Florida,
and Tennessee rounding out the top five. The growth rankings are
configured by each state’s net gain (or loss) of customers utilizing one-way
U-Haul equipment in a calendar year.
“State-to-state transactions from the past year reaffirm customer
tendencies that have been pronounced for some time,” says John “J.T.”
Taylor, U-Haul International president.
“Migration to the Southeast and Southwest continues as families gauge
their cost of living, job opportunities, quality of life, and other factors that
go into relocating to a new state. Out-migration remains prevalent for a
number of markets across the Northeast, Midwest, and West Coast — and
particularly California”.
North Carolina Metros occupy 3 of the top 15 U-Haul Growth Metros
markets:
1. Dallas, Texas
2. Charlotte, North Carolina
3. Phoenix, Arizona
4. Lakeland, Florida
5. Austin, Texas
6. Nashville, Tennessee
7. Raleigh, North Carolina
8. Palm Bay, Florida
9. Houston, Texas
10. Greenville, South Carolina
11. Jacksonville, Florida
12. Tampa, Florida
13. Charleston, South Carolina
14. Wilmington, North Carolina
15. Sarasota, Florida
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