{"id":10650,"date":"2013-12-18T15:51:53","date_gmt":"2013-12-18T19:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mymovingreviews.com\/move\/?p=10650"},"modified":"2020-02-19T11:44:04","modified_gmt":"2020-02-19T15:44:04","slug":"mindblowing-moving-stats-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moveadvisor.com\/move\/mindblowing-moving-stats-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Mind-Blowing Stats about Moving in 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UPDATE: <a href=\"\/move\/moving-statistics-2019-annual-moving-industry-infographic\/\">See the amazing new moving trends for 2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Moving Industry is one of the significant businesses in the USA. The average American moves quite a few times in a lifetime. Claimed to be the third most stressful event one could possibly endure, after death in the family and divorce, moving continues to be on of the top endeavors Americans go through. Despite the efforts and the financial pitfalls, chances are Americans will keep moving.<\/p>\n<p>This time we got some interesting stats and trends coming straight from our system. However, some of the numbers come from the U.S. Census Bureau and Wikipedia so we can complete the picture. What kind of moves did Americans make &nbsp;&#8211; local or interstate? Which was the busiest day for movers? Learn the answers of those questions and some more:<br \/>\n<a move=\"\" wp-content=\"\" uploads=\"\" 2013=\"\" 12=\"\" 7-mindbowing-moving-stats-2013.jpg\"=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10654 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.mymovingreviews.com\/move\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/7-mindbowing-moving-stats-2013.jpg\" alt=\"7 Mind-Blowing Stats about Moving\" data-aspectratio=\"640\/2303\" width=\"640\" height=\"2303\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/moveadvisor.com\/move\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/7-mindbowing-moving-stats-2013.jpg 640w, https:\/\/moveadvisor.com\/move\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/7-mindbowing-moving-stats-2013-83x300.jpg 83w, https:\/\/moveadvisor.com\/move\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/7-mindbowing-moving-stats-2013-600x2159.jpg 600w, https:\/\/moveadvisor.com\/move\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/7-mindbowing-moving-stats-2013-400x1439.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You want this awesome data visualization on your website? Just copy the code below and paste it in your website:<\/p>\n<textarea id=\"embed\" style=\"max-width:100%;background: #ECECEC; border-radius: 5px; border: solid 1px #666; margin-left: 3px; resize: none; color: #747474;\" cols=\"78\" readonly=\"readonly\" rows=\"8\"><p align=\"center\"><img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cloud.mymovingreviews.com\/move\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/7-mindbowing-moving-stats-2013.jpg\" alt=\"7 Mind-Blowing Stats about Moving in 2013\" title=\"7 Mind-Blowing Stats about Moving in 2013\" data-aspectratio=\"640\/2303\" width=\"640\" height=\"2303\" \/ class=\"lazyload\"><br \/> Moving Industry Infographic by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mymovingreviews.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MyMovingReviews<\/a>.<\/p> <\/textarea>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: right; margin: -15px 3px 0 0;\"><!--\r\nPlugin: WP-Clippy\r\nPlugin URI: http:\/\/shinraholdings.com\/plugins\/wp-clippy\r\nWordPress plugin for copying input values or strings to the clipboard.\r\n-->\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" language=\"javascript\">function clippyGetValue(){var strClippy=document.getElementById(\"embed\").value;return strClippy;}<\/script>\r\n\t<p id=\"wp-clippy-embed\" style=\"height:27px; width:auto; padding-top:2px; margin:0; clear:both;\">\r\n\t<object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"68\" height=\"25\" id=\"wp-clippy\" align=\"middle\" style=\"height:25px; width:68px; clear:both; float:none; padding:0; margin:0; border:0;\">\r\n\t\t<param name=\"movie\" value=\"https:\/\/moveadvisor.com\/move\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-clippy\/wp-clippy.swf\" \/>\r\n\t\t<param name=\"quality\" value=\"high\" \/>\r\n\t\t<param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#ffffff\" \/>\r\n\t\t<param name=\"play\" value=\"true\" \/>\r\n\t\t<param name=\"loop\" value=\"true\" \/>\r\n\t\t<param name=\"wmode\" value=\"window\" \/>\r\n\t\t<param name=\"scale\" value=\"showall\" \/>\r\n\t\t<param name=\"menu\" value=\"true\" \/>\r\n\t\t<param name=\"devicefont\" value=\"false\" \/>\r\n\t\t<param name=\"salign\" value=\"\" \/>\r\n\t\t<param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"sameDomain\" \/>\r\n\t\r\n\t\t<!--[if !IE]>-->\r\n\t\t<object type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" data=\"https:\/\/moveadvisor.com\/move\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-clippy\/wp-clippy.swf\" style=\"height:25px; width:68px; clear:both; float:none; padding:0; margin:0; border:0;\">\r\n\t\t\t<param name=\"movie\" value=\"https:\/\/moveadvisor.com\/move\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-clippy\/wp-clippy.swf\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t<param name=\"quality\" value=\"high\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t<param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#ffffff\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t<param name=\"play\" value=\"true\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t<param name=\"loop\" value=\"true\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t<param name=\"wmode\" value=\"window\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t<param name=\"scale\" value=\"showall\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t<param name=\"menu\" value=\"true\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t<param name=\"devicefont\" value=\"false\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t<param name=\"salign\" value=\"\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t<param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"sameDomain\" \/>\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\t<!--<![endif]-->\r\n\t\r\n\t\t<!--[if !IE]>-->\r\n\t\t<\/object>\r\n\t\r\n\t<!--<![endif]-->\r\n\t<\/object>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\n<h2>The Year 2013 in Review &#8211; Moving Stats and Trends<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>12.5% Americans relocated during the year 2013.<\/li>\n<li>Most wanted city was the New York City and the top destination state was California.<\/li>\n<li>Most of the moves were interstate. In fact, 2\/3 of the moves were interstate.<\/li>\n<li>1 and 2-bedroom dwellers moved the most.<\/li>\n<li>Friday and Saturday were the most preferred time to move. Sunday and Tuesday were the least preferred days to move.<\/li>\n<li>August, 1st was the busiest day for movers. 1.23% of all moved happened on that day. The next busiest days were June 1st and July 1st.<\/li>\n<li>Nearly 40% of the moves were performed during summer. I guess hot weather and bad traffic couldn&#8217;t stop movers. &nbsp;June, July and August were the busiest months in the moving business.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Most of the data for this data visualization is based on 62,016 estimate request made on our website, but we&#8217;ve also used some info from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.census.gov\/newsroom\/releases\/archives\/mobility_of_the_population\/cb11-193.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Census site<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Immigration_to_the_united_states\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wikipedia<\/a> to complete the statistics.<\/p>\n<h2>This infographic as a slide<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 1px solid #CCC; border-width: 1px 1px 0; margin-bottom: 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/slideshow\/embed_code\/29324522\" width=\"427\" height=\"356\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>What you should not miss:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/move\/moving-season-2012-infographic-numbers-talk\/\">Check our last year&#8217;s moving trends here.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/move\/moving-infographic\/\">See our moving facts infographic here.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/move\/overseas-moves-infographic\/\">Check out our overseas relocation infographic.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Like the infographic? Share and comment below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UPDATE: See the amazing new moving trends for 2019. The Moving Industry is one of the significant businesses in the USA. The average American moves quite a few times in a lifetime. Claimed to be the third most stressful event one could possibly endure, after death in the family and divorce, moving continues to be &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/moveadvisor.com\/move\/mindblowing-moving-stats-2013\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;7 Mind-Blowing Stats about Moving in 2013&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10654,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ub_ctt_via":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[32,14],"class_list":["post-10650","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-moving-news","tag-infographic","tag-moving-industry-infographics","entry"],"acf":[],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/moveadvisor.com\/move\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/7-mindbowing-moving-stats-2013.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"Martin Panayotov","author_link":"https:\/\/moveadvisor.com\/move\/author\/martin-panayotov\/"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.8.1 - 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