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Moving companies by US metro, 2022

The US had 9,803 moving companies with paid staff in 2022, employing 105,910 people at an average of $44,438 a year. 70% have fewer than 10 staff and the average has 10.8 people. New York has the most of the big metros listed here, with 798.

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Moving companies in the biggest US metros

MetroBusinessesEmployeesAvg payUnder 10 staffRank of 387
New York7987,616$49,38977%1st
Los Angeles5183,692$41,89979%2nd
Chicago3574,014$54,28675%3rd
Miami3311,812$43,15285%4th
Washington2454,042$55,94472%5th
Dallas2302,617$47,30667%6th
Boston2152,813$58,87764%7th
Atlanta2052,180$35,57169%8th
Philadelphia1691,777$45,69569%11th
Houston1561,761$47,61170%13th

Each metro page adds the size mix, a calculator for what your team's admin hours cost at local pay, and the jobs moving companies hand to AI first.

Where these numbers come from

The U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022 (released 2024), NAICS 484210 (Used household and office goods moving). Businesses with paid employees only. More metros are added as each set is checked. Page checked 2026-11-12.

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