Portland, OR · Moving Companies
Moving Companies in Portland, by the numbers.
The Census Bureau counted 109 household and office goods movers in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area in 2023, employing 1,223 people with $49.1 million in annual payroll.
The local market.
Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Figures cover the whole metro area.
109
17th most of 312 US metro areas
1,223
11.2 per business, against 11.3 across all metros
$49.1 million
$40,168 per employee
64%
of businesses, against 65% across all metros
-1.8%
in the number of businesses (111 in 2022)
What the numbers say about Portland.
- Portland is in the top tenth of US metro areas by number of household and office goods movers, 17th of 312.
- A typical business here is about the national size, with 11.2 employees.
- Pay runs below the metro average: $40,168 per employee a year, against $45,734.
- The number of businesses held about steady since 2022.
How VERA helps moving companies in Portland.
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 Portland
How many household and office goods movers are there in Portland?
109 in the Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Metro Area, according to the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns for 2023. Together they employed 1,223 people and paid $49.1 million in annual payroll.
Is the Portland market for moving companies growing?
By number of businesses it held about steady between 2022 and 2023: from 111 to 109 (-1.8%).
What does VERA do for moving companies in Portland?
VERA drafts the quotes, invoices, follow-ups and customer messages a Portland 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.
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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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