INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT MOVING

• One-sixth of all Americans, an estimated 43 million people, move each year. (U.S. Census Bureau)
  

• Approximately 17 percent of the total U.S. population moves each year, which is more than any other country. Australia ranks second in annual citizen moves with 10.4 percent. (U.S. Census Bureau)
  

• An estimated 13 million children up to age 19 move each year. (U.S. Census Bureau)
  

• The average American moves 12 times in a lifetime. (U.S. Census Bureau)
  

• Almost half of all moves occur between the beginning of May and Labor Day. (American Moving and Storage Association)
  

• Approximately 40 percent of all moves are corporate relocations, 42 percent are personal moves, and 18 percent are military or government relocations. (American Moving and Storage Association)
  

• Moving is the third most stressful event in life following death and divorce. (Employee Relocation Council)
  

• The typical moving customer is a married couple between the ages of 25 and 44, with one or two children between the ages of 2 and 11.

• The average size of a Mayflower interstate shipment is 6,900 pounds, approximately equivalent to six full rooms with appliances.

• The average distance of a Mayflower move is 1,200 miles, or approximately the distance from New York City to Des Moines, Iowa.

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