The Jacksonville metropolitan area is the 11th leading U-Haul Growth Metro of 2024.
The Greater Jacksonville market, which includes growing communities like St. Augustine and Neptune Beach, posted the 11th largest net gain of U-Haul customers using one-way moving equipment to and from metro areas last year in the U.S.
The Dallas-Fort Worth (Texas) Metroplex tops the growth metro list, followed by Charlotte (N.C), Phoenix (Ariz.), Lakeland (Fla.) and Austin (Texas). The U-Haul Growth Index is compiled from well over 2.5 million one-way truck, trailer and U-Box® portable moving container transactions that occur annually in the U.S. and Canada. This is the first year that metropolitan areas have been part of the annual growth reports and rankings.
Florida boasts seven of the top 25 U.S. growth metros, Texas has five and North Carolina has three.
2024 U-Haul Growth Metros
- 1. Dallas, TX
- 2. Charlotte, NC
- 3. Phoenix, AZ
- 4. Lakeland, FL
- 5. Austin, TX
- 6. Nashville, TN
- 7. Raleigh, NC
- 8. Palm Bay, FL
- 9. Houston, TX
- 10. Greenville, SC
- 11. Jacksonville, FL
- 12. Tampa, FL
- 13. Charleston, SC
- 14. Wilmington, NC
- 15. Sarasota, FL
- 16. Fort Myers, FL
- 17. Boise, ID
- 18. Richmond, VA
- 19. Bend, OR
- 20. Indianapolis, IN
- 21. Brownsville & McAllen, TX
- 22. Tyler, TX
- 23. Daytona Beach, FL
- 24. Spokane, WA
- 25. Springdale, AR
* The metro areas of McAllen and Brownsville are combined for U-Haul analytic purposes.
While U-Haul rankings may not correlate directly to population or economic growth, the U-Haul Growth Index is an effective gauge of how well states, metros and cities are attracting and maintaining residents.
