Movers by state

74,941 federally registered movers, sorted by state. Click through to check any company's record.

Alabama1,198 Alaska389 Arizona1,426 Arkansas282 California7,035 Colorado2,362 Connecticut778 Delaware180 District of Columbia60 Florida6,734 Georgia4,565 Hawaii330 Idaho259 Illinois1,770 Indiana998 Iowa581 Kansas448 Kentucky1,084 Louisiana418 Maine327 Maryland2,362 Massachusetts1,644 Michigan2,873 Minnesota2,396 Mississippi347 Missouri936 Montana154 Nebraska924 Nevada461 New Hampshire179 New Jersey1,988 New Mexico204 New York6,033 North Carolina1,986 North Dakota130 Ohio1,739 Oklahoma619 Oregon665 Pennsylvania2,540 Rhode Island156 South Carolina970 South Dakota106 Tennessee1,005 Texas6,537 Utah823 Vermont77 Virginia1,289 Washington2,066 West Virginia310 Wisconsin1,115 Wyoming151
⚙ Leaderboard

Where the movers are

Eight states hold almost half of every registered moving company in America.

California
7,035
Florida
6,734
Texas
6,537
New York
6,033
Georgia
4,565
Michigan
2,873
Pennsylvania
2,540
Minnesota
2,396

Top 8 states together: 38,713 of 74,941 registered movers (52%).

⚙ Risk map

Where the trouble lives

Three risk signals from the federal record, state by state.

486broker-only companies nationwide
5,943"movers" with zero trucks on file
FLstate with the most hostage-goods complaints

Hostage-goods complaints

Florida
403
New Jersey
58
California
57
New York
14
Nevada
13
Georgia
12

Belongings held for extra payment, the most serious complaint in the federal system.

Broker-heavy states

Indiana 19 brokers · 2%
Illinois 31 brokers · 2%
Florida 100 brokers · 1%
New Jersey 28 brokers · 1%
Oregon 8 brokers · 1%

Sales offices with no trucks of their own: where most "price doubled on moving day" stories start.

Paper movers, zero trucks

Indiana 121 firms · 12%
South Carolina 112 firms · 12%
Ohio 197 firms · 11%
Missouri 105 firms · 11%
North Carolina 206 firms · 10%

Registered "moving companies" with no vehicle on file. Some are honest paperwork shells; some sell moves they can never perform.

⚙ Real fleets

Where the big trucks live

Average fleet size per licensed carrier: bigger average, more real capacity behind the quote.

32.3
North Carolina
avg trucks per carrier · 124 carriers
27.3
Massachusetts
avg trucks per carrier · 113 carriers
12.7
Illinois
avg trucks per carrier · 124 carriers
11.8
Texas
avg trucks per carrier · 212 carriers
9.2
Virginia
avg trucks per carrier · 142 carriers

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