PHOENIX and CHICAGO, May 23,
2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Chicago is still the No. 2 U.S. Destination
City according to the latest U-Haul migration trends report,
maintaining its runner-up ranking for the fifth consecutive
year.
Chicago saw a 1% year-over-year
drop in one-way U-Haul truck arrivals in 2018, but attracted enough
customers to remain one of the busiest cities for incoming traffic
among do-it-yourself movers. Outgoing traffic dipped 2% from the
previous year, so the ratio of Chicago arrivals to departures improved
slightly.
"It's a hub city," stated Ben
Shock, U-Haul Company of Central
Chicago president. "There are a lot of transplants there.
I'm a transplant. I moved here from Michigan in 2009. There was more opportunity
here than what I had. I think a lot of people my age think that
way. It continues to be a great city with great opportunity."
U-Haul has 17 Company-owned stores and 95 independent
neighborhood dealers currently operating in the Chicago city limits. Find U-Haul truck and
trailer sharing locations in Chicago at uhaul.com/locations.
Moving Season in Chicago
U-Haul is counting down its top 10 U.S. Destination Cities as a
prelude to Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial start of the summer
moving season. About 45% of all moves each year occur between
Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends. The No. 1 U.S. Destination
City will be announced May 24 on
Twitter @uhaul.
View U.S. Destination Cities 2-50 below. Chicago is the lone Illinois city on the list.
"Chicago is really trying to
benefit businesses right now," Shock continued. "They had a lot of
tax issues that I think caused a lot of people to leave in the last
five years. Now you can see are a ton of apartment buildings going
up. The necessity for U-Haul is still huge because it's a
transplant city. Chicago offers a
lot of jobs, and the college kids seek that out. Chicago is trying to get a reputation for
business and commerce and progressiveness. You could say they are
trying to beautify the city as a whole, and make it more available
for people to live."
Rankings are based by the total number of arriving one-way
U-Haul trucks into a city in the past calendar year. Destination
Cities reflect the volume and regularity of do-it-yourself movers
coming into a city, but do not account for departing one-way U-Haul
trucks, and thus do not necessarily reflect growth like U-Haul
Growth Cities and Growth States rankings do.
U-Haul released its complete Growth States rankings;
its top 25 U.S. Growth Cities; and its top 25 Canadian Growth
Cities for 2018 in January.
U-Haul is the authority on migration trends thanks to its
expansive network that blankets all 50 states and 10 Canadian
provinces. The geographical coverage from more than 21,000 U-Haul
locations provides a comprehensive overview of where people are
moving like no one else in the industry. Migration trends data is
compiled from more than 2 million one-way U-Haul truck rental
transactions that occur annually.
U-Haul Truck Share 24/7® is revolutionizing the moving industry
through its more convenient, more secure way to pick up and return
a truck. Since 2017, U-Haul Live Verify℠ technology has
allowed customers to conduct transactions entirely on their
smartphones at any hour – day or night. There are no membership
fees. Create an online account at uhaul.com to start skipping the
lines and stop worrying about store hours.
2018 U-Haul Destination Cities
* No. 1 TBA May 24. Previous
year rankings in parentheses.
2. CHICAGO, Ill. (2)
3. LAS VEGAS, Nev. (6)
4. SAN ANTONIO, Texas (5)
5. ORLANDO, Fla. (3)
6. BROOKLYN, N.Y. (4)
7. AUSTIN, Texas (7)
8. PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (8)
9. PHOENIX, Ariz. (13)
10. CHARLOTTE, N.C. (9)
11. TAMPA, Fla. (11)
12. COLUMBUS, Ohio (10)
13. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (14)
14. SAN DIEGO, Calif. (12)
15. LOS ANGELES, Calif. (18)
16. DALLAS, Texas (16)
17. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (17)
18. SACRAMENTO, Calif. (15)
19. TUCSON, Ariz. (19)
20. ATLANTA, Ga. (20)
21. MIAMI, Fla. (21)
22. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (27)
23. BRONX, N.Y. (23)
24. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (22)
25. FORT WORTH, Texas (25)
26. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.
(28)
27. RICHMOND, Va. (41)
28. ST. LOUIS, Mo. (NR)
29. PORTLAND, Ore. (26)
30. WASHINGTON, D.C. (24)
31. RALEIGH, N.C. (32)
32. DENVER, Colo. (33)
33. CINCINNATI, Ohio (29)
34. PLANO, Texas (31)
35. KANSAS CITY, Mo. (NR)
36. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (34)
37. OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (NR)
38. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (36)
39. PITTSBURGH, Pa. (37)
40. COLUMBIA, S.C. (35)
41. BALTIMORE, Md. (30)
42. SAN JOSE, Calif. (42)
43. LOUISVILLE, Ky. (38)
44. FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (NR)
45. TULSA, Okla. (50)
46. BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (43)
47. RENO, Nev. (39)
48. SEATTLE, Wash. (40)
49. MEMPHIS, Tenn. (49)
50. FRESNO, Calif. (48)
About U-Haul
Since 1945, U-Haul has been the No. 1 choice of
do-it-yourself movers, with a network of more than 21,000 locations
across all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces. U-Haul Truck Share
24/7 offers customers secure access to U-Haul trucks every hour of
every day through the customer dispatch option on their smartphones
and our proprietary Live Verify technology. Our
customers' patronage has enabled the U-Haul fleet to grow to
161,000 trucks, 118,000 trailers and 42,000 towing devices. U-Haul
offers nearly 632,000 rooms and 55.2 million square feet of
self-storage space at owned and managed facilities throughout
North America. U-Haul is the
largest installer of permanent trailer hitches in the automotive
aftermarket industry, and is the largest retailer of propane in the
U.S.
Contact:
Jeff
Lockridge
Sebastien Reyes
E-mail: publicrelations@uhaul.com
Phone: 602-760-4941
Website: uhaul.com
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