(WWJ) – Last year saw more people move away from Michigan than newcomers coming to the Great Lakes State, according to a new study.
This week United Van Lines, one of the biggest household goods movers in the country, released its 46th annual National Movers Study, which tracks the company’s exclusive data for customers’ state-to-state migration patterns.
According to their data, just under 58% of moves in Michigan last year were outbound, which ranked No. 4 on the list of most moved-from states. Meanwhile, about 42% of the state-to-state moves were people coming to Michigan.
Michigan ranked behind only New Jersey, Illinois and New York for outbound states, while Wyoming rounded out the top five.
Vermont topped the company’s list of “inbound states,” as it saw the highest percentage of movers coming to the state. Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina and Delaware were also in the top five.
Overall, the company says the study indicates Americans continued to move to lower-density areas accelerated by lifestyle preferences such as a career change, retirement and wanting to be closer to family.
The study and its accompanying survey, which examines the motivations and influences for Americans’ interstate moves, also revealed more Baby Boomers and Gen Xers moved than any other age group last year, as those aged 55 and older accounted for more than 55% of all inbound United Van Lines moves in 2022.
The survey shows the top motivations for inbound moves include a desire to be closer to family (35%, and continues to be a primary driver post-COVID), a new job/company transfer (33%, which continues to decrease as a driver post-COVID) and retirement (20%).
An interactive map released by the company breaks down the data by each category for each state.
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