Moving & Storage
Moving companies and storage providers assisting households with local, long-distance, and storage-based relocation services.
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- Verticals
Overview
Moving & Storage assists households with local, long-distance, and storage-based relocation, spanning van-line agents, independent movers, and portable-storage and self-storage-adjacent services. Demand tracks housing turnover and relocation activity, making it sensitive to the residential real-estate cycle.
It is a fragmented, locally operated market with national van-line networks (United, Mayflower, Allied) coordinating agents. Consolidation is steady, and portable-storage models have added a recurring-revenue dimension.
Market snapshot
- Market size
- ~$20B
- Growth
- ~5.2%CAGR (2017–22, nominal)
- Companies
- ~9,800
U.S. Census Bureau 2022 CBP/Economic Census, NAICS 484210 (Used Household & Office Goods Moving).
Business model & economics
- Revenue model
- Per-move fees plus storage charges
- Recurring revenue
- Low — move-driven; recurring for storage
- EBITDA margin
- 8–18%
- Capex intensity
- Moderate
- Demand tracks housing turnover and the real-estate cycle.
- Van-line networks coordinate a fragmented agent base.
- Portable storage adds a recurring-revenue dimension.
M&A deal context
Who’s acquiring
What’s driving deals
- Consolidation of fragmented local movers.
- Portable-storage recurring-revenue models.
- Housing-cycle-driven demand.
Verticals in this segment
- 2.7.9.1Full-Service Residential Movers
Moving companies providing packing, loading, and transport services.
- 2.7.9.2Long-Distance & Interstate Movers
Moving companies specializing in state-to-state relocations.
- 2.7.9.3Moving Truck Rental Companies
Self-move rental truck and equipment providers.
- 2.7.9.4Portable Storage Companies
Companies delivering and storing portable storage containers.
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