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CHICAGO - As summer moving season in the Chicago area enters its peak, you may have noticed a moving truck pull into your neighborhood in recent weeks.
So where did your new neighbors come from? A recent study from U-Haul may shed some light.
Using the latest U.S. Census reports, the do-it-yourself moving company analyzed migration trends for one-way U-Haul trips in the 25 most populated U.S. cities during the first half of 2024.
Here are the top origins for U-Haul rental trucks pulling into the Chicago area this year:
Top origin metro areas for arriving U-Haul customers outside Illinois
- Milwaukee
- Detroit
- Indianapolis
- Minneapolis/St. Paul
- Dallas/Fort Worth
- Atlanta
- Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Denver
- Houston
- Washington, D.C.
Top origin metro areas for arriving U-Haul customers within Illinois
- Champaign/Urbana
- Peoria
- Bloomington
- Springfield
- Rockford
Top origin states for arriving U-Haul customers (excluding Illinois)
- Indiana
- Michigan
- Wisconsin
- Texas
- Ohio
- Florida
- Missouri
- Minnesota
- Iowa
- Tennessee
While U-Haul did not provide data for one-way trips leaving Chicago, both Detroit and Indianapolis saw more arrivals from the Windy City than any other metro area.
Other major U.S. cities that saw an influx of one-way U-Haul trucks from Chicago included Columbus, Ohio (3rd most); Denver (5th most); Austin, Texas (8th most); and New York City, Houston and San Diego (10th most).