With summer moving season at its peak, chances are you have seen a U-
Haul moving truck pull into your neighborhood in recent weeks. After all,
nearly half of all residential moves in a calendar year occur between
Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends.
So where did the new neighbors’ trip originate? We can render a pretty
good guess. As part of our migration trends news-sharing campaign, we looked
at one-way U-Haul truck transactions for the first half of 2024. More specifically,
we considered the 25 most populated U.S. cities – according to the latest
U.S. Census reports – and where U-Haul traffic arriving in those markets
originated.
Here are the top origins for U-Haul do-it-yourself customers pulling into
the most populated cities (and their metro areas) to give you an idea of
where your new neighbors may have previously called home:
Charlotte
Top origin states for arriving U-Haul customers (excluding North
Carolina)
1. South Carolina
2. Florida
3. Georgia
4. Virginia
5. Tennessee
6. Texas
7. Ohio
8. New York
9. Pennsylvania
10. Maryland
Top origin metro areas for arriving U-Haul customers outside North
Carolina
1. Atlanta, GA
2. Columbia, SC
3. Greenville, SC
4. Charleston, SC
5. Miami, FL
6. Washington, D.C.
7. Orlando, FL
8. Richmond, VA
9. Virginia Beach/Norfolk, VA
10. Tampa, FL
Top origin metro areas for arriving U-Haul customers within North
Carolina
1. Raleigh/Durham
2. Triad (Greensboro/Winston-Salem/High Point)
3. Wilmington
4. Asheville
5. Fayetteville
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