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AI for moving companies in New York

The New York metro area had 798 moving companies in 2022, the most of all 316 US metros and 8% of all in the country. They employed 7,616 people at an average of $49,389 a year. 77% have fewer than 10 staff, so the same few people answer the phone, book, follow up and do the paperwork. Those are the jobs AI tools take on today.

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Moving companies in New York vs the US

New York metroUnited States
Businesses7989,803
People employed7,616105,910
Average staff per business9.510.8
Average yearly pay per employee$49,389$44,438
Share with fewer than 10 staff77%70%

Pay here is 11% higher than the national average for moving companies, so every hour of staff time costs more to spend on admin. The average moving company here has 9.5 people on payroll, 12% lower than the US figure of 10.8.

How big moving companies in New York are

Fewer than 5 staff489 (61%) US 54%
5 to 9127 (16%) US 16%
10 to 1993 (12%) US 14%
20 to 4966 (8%) US 12%
50 or more23 (3%) US 4%

Businesses with paid employees, by number of employees, March 2022.

Moving companies by county in the New York area

Kings County has the most, with 109 of the metro's 798 (14%). Among the 10 big metros on this page, New York ranks 4th for average pay and 3rd for the share of small firms.

CountyBusinessesEmployeesAvg pay
Kings County109440$40,182
Queens County93509$48,194
Suffolk County84877$43,162
Nassau County59494$50,136
Bergen County56353$35,091
Westchester County49557$47,307
Hudson County48547$59,687
Bronx County41765$46,370
Middlesex County40302$46,159
New York County33932$53,008
Union County28468$56,130
Essex County27291$48,546

8 smaller counties not shown. Census withholds pay where few firms would make it identifiable.

Where AI helps a moving company first

A mover’s phone rings hardest when the crew is busiest. AI can answer those calls, gather the details a quote needs, chase estimates that went quiet and confirm moves so fewer fall through. Westward builds these for moving companies, and a person checks any price or promise before it reaches a customer.

What your team's admin hours cost in New York

Change any number. The starting values are the New York averages above; the hours and the share are yours to set.

Those hours cost you$96,000 a year

The share you would hand off$28,800 a year

Hours your team gets back1,200 a year

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Guides for moving companies, one job each

Moving companies in other big metros

MetroBusinessesAvg payRank of 387
Los Angeles518$41,8992nd
Chicago357$54,2863rd
Miami331$43,1524th
Dallas230$47,3066th
Houston156$47,61113th
Atlanta205$35,5718th
Washington245$55,9445th
Philadelphia169$45,69511th
Boston215$58,8777th

Where these numbers come from

From the U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022 (released 2024), industry code NAICS 484210 (Used household and office goods moving), for the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (22 counties). It counts businesses with paid employees in March 2022, so solo owners with no payroll are not in it. Average pay is total yearly payroll divided by employees. The calculator uses 50 working weeks and 2,080 hours a year. Page checked 2026-11-12.

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