Chicago, IL · Moving Companies
Moving Companies in Chicago, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 330 household and office goods movers in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area in 2023, employing 4,248 people with $221.5 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
330
3rd most of 312 US metro areas
4,248
12.9 per business, against 11.3 across all metros
$221.5 million
$52,141 per employee
73%
of businesses, against 65% across all metros
-7.6%
in the number of businesses (357 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Chicago.
- Chicago is one of the ten largest metro markets in the country for household and office goods movers, 3rd of 312.
- A typical business here is about the national size, with 12.9 employees.
- Pay runs above the metro average: $52,141 per employee a year, against $45,734.
- The count fell by 27 businesses since 2022.
How VERA helps moving companies in Chicago.
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 Chicago
How many household and office goods movers are there in Chicago?
330 in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 4,248 people and paid $221.5 million in annual payroll.
Is the Chicago market for moving companies growing?
By number of businesses it shrank between 2022 and 2023: from 357 to 330 (-7.6%).
What does VERA do for moving companies in Chicago?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Chicago 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 Chicago 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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