2.7.9.2Vertical
Long-Distance & Interstate Movers
Moving companies specializing in state-to-state relocations.
Market snapshot
These figures describe Moving & Storage (2.7.9), the segment that Long-Distance & Interstate Movers sits within — not Long-Distance & Interstate Movers on its own.
- Market size
- ~$20B
- Growth
- ~5.2%CAGR (2017–22, nominal)
- Companies
- ~9,800
FragmentationFragmentedEstimate
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
Key economics
- Recurring revenue
- Low
- EBITDA margin
- 8–18%
- Capex intensity
- Moderate
move-driven; recurring for storage
Characteristics
- 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
Deal activityModerate
Who’s acquiring
- Van-line networks
- Moving & storage consolidators
- PE-backed platforms
What’s driving deals
- Consolidation of fragmented local movers.
- Portable-storage recurring-revenue models.
- Housing-cycle-driven demand.
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