Boston, MA · Moving Companies
Moving Companies in Boston, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 195 household and office goods movers in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area in 2023, employing 2,555 people with $148.7 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
195
9th most of 312 US metro areas
2,555
13.1 per business, against 11.3 across all metros
$148.7 million
$58,205 per employee
65%
of businesses, against 65% across all metros
-9.3%
in the number of businesses (215 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Boston.
- Boston is one of the ten largest metro markets in the country for household and office goods movers, 9th of 312.
- Businesses here run larger than average: 13.1 employees each, against 11.3 across all metros.
- Pay runs above the metro average: $58,205 per employee a year, against $45,734.
- The count fell by 20 businesses since 2022.
How VERA helps moving companies in Boston.
The same product everywhere. It prepares the work and waits for your approval before anything goes out.
Inventory from a walkthrough
Record in person or over video, upload the audio, or paste a transcript. VERA writes the inventory and a recap for the customer.
Quotes from your own rules
Crew size, truck, hourly rate, travel, stairs, and materials, priced the way you set it up and sent as a link to accept and sign.
Deposits that hold the date
A deposit invoice drafted on acceptance, with a pay link and reminders until it is paid.
Questions
Moving Companies in Boston
How many household and office goods movers are there in Boston?
195 in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 2,555 people and paid $148.7 million in annual payroll.
Is the Boston market for moving companies growing?
By number of businesses it shrank between 2022 and 2023: from 215 to 195 (-9.3%).
What does VERA do for moving companies in Boston?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Boston business runs on, and waits for the owner's approval before anything goes out. It is the same software everywhere; this page adds the local numbers.
Moving Companies in other markets
Other Boston markets
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 and 2022, metropolitan statistical areas. The Bureau adds a small amount of noise to these figures to protect individual businesses. The category counted is household and office goods movers, which can be broader or narrower than the trade itself. About the data.
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