Reportedly, fewer Americans are on the move than ever The latest US Census Bureau data — but a new report says people who have taken the initiative are flocking to some familiar cities.
Houston, Las Vegas and Phoenix topped the annual release of truck rental company Penske Top mobile destinations The report, which uses data from one-way consumer truck rental bookings to compile a list of the country’s 10 most popular cities. Overall, the Sunbelt took the lead, with Dallas, Austin and San Antonio also ranking high.
Eight out of 10 cities were placed on the list in 2020, bringing some consistency in the era of the pandemic. This year’s newcomers—Chicago and Charlotte, North Carolina—are making a comeback after a five- and three-year hiatus from the roster, respectively.
Here are the country’s top 10 moving destinations for 2021, according to a Penske report:
- Houston
- Las vigas
- Phoenix
- Charlotte, North Carolina (not ranked top ten since 2017)
- Denver
- San Antonio
- Dallas
- Orlando Florida
- Austin, Texas
- Chicago (which is not ranked in Top 10 since 2015)
Penske says she’s been compiling her annual roster since 2010. U-Haul also publishes a profile Similar report Each year, using data from customer transactions for one-way rentals, it recently identified the best states in the country for carriers such as Tennessee, Texas and Florida.
The low traffic rate in the country is considered historical: according to the month of March Report From the US Census Bureau, 8.4% of people changed their homes in 2021, down from 9.3% in 2020. This is the lowest level since the bureau began collecting this data in 1948, and less than half the rate in that opening year.
Interestingly, it is not an epidemiological idea: the rate has decreased or remained constant every year for the past five years. During that same time period, most Americans who moved to their city or state remained, with relatively few people crossing state lines to create new housing.
“In 2021, less than a fifth [of movers] The bureau’s report indicated moving from state to state, while more than half moved within the same county. “This was also the case in 2017 through 2020”.
The report identified two trends that can be traced back to the pandemic: fewer international movers, which “may be related to international travel restrictions,” and fewer people moving for job-related reasons.
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