"I'm getting people in their 20s who've lost their jobs and are moving back to their parents. I'm getting families with small children who are tired of California's high cost of living. They can work from home now—which means anywhere. And I'm getting people in their 40s, especially if they have elderly parents back East who need help."

Bobby Burke, a long-distance mover who runs Unimove and Acumen Driving Specialists, commenting to LinkedIn for its report, “So long big city! Handling a pandemic often means calling the movers.”