Stevens Worldwide Van Lines offers data about the moving and storage industry, as provided by the industry trade association, the American Moving & Storage Association.

The moving and storage industry:

• Consists of 8,100 companies operating at 17,000 locations, primarily providing moving and storage services for household and office goods
• Includes van lines, van line agents, independent full-service movers, international movers,forwarders, and auto transporters
• Employs 122,600 people with an annual payroll of $3.6 billion
• Is composed of mostly small businesses
      o 47.8% of industry companies employ fewer than 5 people.
      o Only 8.5% of industry companies employ 100 or more people.

AMSA members report operating a fleet of:

• 50,000 trucks
• 32,000 tractor units for pulling semi-trailers
• 18,000 straight trucks

Moving and storage industry services include:

• Local and long-distance transportation of household and office goods
• Warehousing and storage services
• Packing and packaging services
• Process, distribution, and logistics consulting
• Merchandise sales and other services

Industry revenue from these services totals more than $16.5 billion annually. The following three areas combined account for 97.3% of revenue:

• 69.6% from local or long-distance transportation service
• 20.2% from warehousing and storage services
• 7.5% from packing and packaging services

Interstate shipments by type, percentage (2008 AMSA):

• Household goods: 65.4% (including 11% military and 1% other federal government)
• Computers, copiers and other electronic office equipment: 27.6%
• Exhibits and trade shows: 6.6%
• Office and institutional: 0.3% (mostly local moves)

Breakdown of household goods shipments by type:
• Individuals: 39%
• Corporate: 39%
• Military: 20%
• Other federal government: 2%