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Community => News => Topic started by: thelakelander on April 01, 2009, 04:08:30 PM

Title: U-Haul Names Jacksonville as a top moving destination in 2008
Post by: thelakelander on April 01, 2009, 04:08:30 PM
Atlanta was number one, but Jax almost cracked the top 20.

  U-Haul Top 50 U.S. Destination Cities*

  January - December 2008

  1.  ATLANTA, Ga.         
  2.  HOUSTON, Texas         
  3.  LOS ANGELES, Calif.   
  4.  LAS VEGAS, Nev.       
  5.  DENVER, Colo.         
  6.  PORTLAND, Ore.         
  7.  CHICAGO, Ill.         
  8.  SAN ANTONIO, Texas     
  9.  AUSTIN, Texas         
10.  ORLANDO, Fla.         
11.  SAN DIEGO, Calif.     
12.  KANSAS CITY, Mo.       
13.  PHILADELPHIA, Pa.     
14.  MIAMI, Fla.           
15.  SACRAMENTO, Calif.     
16.  BROOKLYN, N.Y.         
17.  DALLAS, Texas         
18.  SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 
19.  WASHINGTON, D.C.       
20.  TAMPA, Fla.           
21.  JACKSONVILLE, Fla.    
22.  VAN NUYS, Calif.       
23.  FORT WORTH, Texas     
24.  COLUMBUS, Ohio         
25.  CHRISMAN, Ill.         
26.  PITTSBURGH, Pa.
27.  PHOENIX, Ariz.
28.  NEW YORK CITY, N.Y.
29.  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.
30.  FULLERTON, Calif.
31.  COSTA MESA, Calif.
32.  CHARLOTTE, N.C.
33.  SAN JOSE, Calif.
34.  MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.
35.  ST. LOUIS, Mo.
36.  QUEENS, N.Y.
37.  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.
38.  OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.
39.  TUCSON, Ariz.
40.  TULSA, Okla.
41.  SALT LAKE CITY, Utah
42.  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.
43.  SPOKANE, Wash.
44.  BRONX, N.Y.
45.  LONG BEACH, Calif.
46.  FRESNO, Calif.
47.  BIRMINGHAM, Ala.
48.  BALTIMORE, Md.
49.  SEATTLE, Wash.
50.  SANTA MONICA, Calif.

*Data compiled from more than 1 million U-Haul one-way truck transactions from
January - December 2008.

http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS74066+31-Mar-2009+GNW20090331

Title: Re: U-Haul Names Jacksonville as a top moving destination in 2008
Post by: Jason on April 01, 2009, 04:16:54 PM
Texas, California, and Florida are well represented on that list.
Title: Re: U-Haul Names Jacksonville as a top moving destination in 2008
Post by: stjr on April 01, 2009, 04:31:42 PM
This list would be more telling if it was based on per capita ratios, not absolute moves as per the press release, which will almost always assure that the largest cities make the top of the list.  This really just amounts to a clever way for U-Haul to toot its own horn and really tells us little more.

QuoteHowever, the data is not stated as a percentage of population and is not reflective of overall
growth.
Title: Re: U-Haul Names Jacksonville as a top moving destination in 2008
Post by: Johnny on April 01, 2009, 05:52:41 PM
What it doesn't show is where they are moving 1 way from. Jacksonville's moves have catapulted Atlanta to #1... lol


j/k people, simmer simmer
Title: Re: U-Haul Names Jacksonville as a top moving destination in 2008
Post by: ProjectMaximus on April 01, 2009, 08:34:14 PM
Quote from: Jason on April 01, 2009, 04:16:54 PM
Texas, California, and Texas are well represented on that list.

Apparently TX so much so that you chose to mention them twice...unless you meant FL? :)

No surprise then...of course these three states are gonna be major destinations for relocation.
Title: Re: U-Haul Names Jacksonville as a top moving destination in 2008
Post by: Jason on April 02, 2009, 12:48:03 PM
^ Thanks!  I did mean Florida.
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