{"id":71158,"date":"2026-01-05T17:48:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T22:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/?p=71158"},"modified":"2026-01-05T17:51:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T22:51:16","slug":"michigan-makes-gains-in-moving-data-with-fewer-people-leaving-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/quality-life\/michigan-makes-gains-in-moving-data-with-fewer-people-leaving-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan makes gains in moving data, with fewer people leaving state"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Michigan\u2019s outbound and inbound migration nearly equal in 2025, according to a trio of moving and truck rental companies<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>State improves to 41st in annual U-Haul growth index, topping Ohio and Illinois in the Great Lakes region<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Despite population outflows, projections show modest growth through 2034<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Michigan&#8217;s population may be continuing to stabilize as nearly equal numbers of people moved to and from the state in 2025, according to data from multiple moving and truck rental companies.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The rosiest figures came from Atlas Van Lines, which in December reported that its data show Michigan\u2019s inbound migration outpaced outbound migration for the first time in years, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlasvanlines.com\/resources\/migration-patterns\">moves to the state<\/a> accounting for 52% of all one-way traffic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>United Van Lines was slightly less optimistic, reporting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedvanlines.com\/newsroom\/2025-national-movers-study\">51% outbound migration<\/a> for Michigan, compared to 49% inbound.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Similarly, U-Haul on Monday reported customers leaving Michigan accounted for a narrow 50.2% of all one-way traffic in and out of the state last year, compared to 49.8% inbound. Arrivals increased 4% from the previous year, while departures rose by 3%, the company said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The uptick in arrivals helped Michigan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/Articles\/About\/U-Haul-Growth-Index-Texas-Back-ON-Top-As-No-1-Growth-State-Of-2025-36556\/\">climb to 41st on the 2025 U-Haul Growth Index<\/a>, a two-spot improvement from 2024 and the state\u2019s highest ranking since 2020, when it placed 40th. In the Great Lakes region, Michigan ranked lower than Minnesota (19), Indiana (25) and Wisconsin (26), but higher than Ohio (43) and Illinois (49).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The migration data could signal sustained population growth for Michigan, which added 57,103 residents between July 2023 and July 2024 in what was the <a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/michigan-government\/immigration-helps-michigan-gain-57k-residents-losses-other-states-shrink\/\">first substantial gain<\/a> in years, according to the US Census Bureau. The bureau is expected to release state population estimates for 2025 later this month after delays caused by last year&#8217;s federal government shutdown.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/business-watch\/silver-tsunami-of-retiring-business-owners-leaves-main-streets-at-a-crossroads\/\">\u2018Silver tsunami\u2019 of retiring business owners leaves Main Streets at a crossroads<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/business-watch\/report-aging-crisis-to-cause-michigan-to-lose-out-on-economic-boom\/\"><strong>Report: Aging crisis to cause Michigan to lose out on economic boom<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bridgemi.com\/michigan-health-watch\/michigan-needs-doctors-more-ever-more-medical-schools-havent-helped\/\"><strong>Michigan needs doctors more than ever. More medical schools haven\u2019t helped<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Migration patterns are only one part of the population puzzle, said Jaclyn Butler, the state demographer for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/mcda\/reports\/michigan-statewide-population-projections-through-2050-report\">Michigan Center for Data and Analytics<\/a>, who noted that overall population estimates will be affected by other factors, such as births and deaths.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Michigan has a substantial population of baby boomers, and as they age into mortality years, the state\u2019s population could decline again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEven if the total population decreases, there can be important movement in underlying components, such as domestic migration or international migration, and understanding whether we\u2019re retaining and attracting working and family-aged residents,\u201d Butler said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The state is particularly interested in measuring the size of the workforce and family-age population, she added. \u201cWe\u2019re thinking about the importance of attracting working-aged residents and implications for tax revenues, and thinking about implications for the labor force.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Moving factors&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Sluggish population growth has been a major concern in Michigan, which is aging. As of last year, roughly 20% of the state&#8217;s population was age 65 or older, according to the federal estimates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignright is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9649a0d9 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<div class=\"infogram-embed\" data-id=\"94fb3827-e9f0-4d2c-90ff-4303b4e9d5da\" data-type=\"interactive\" data-title=\"Moves between states 2025\"><\/div><script>!function(e,n,i,s){var d=\"InfogramEmbeds\";var o=e.getElementsByTagName(n)[0];if(window[d]&&window[d].initialized)window[d].process&&window[d].process();else if(!e.getElementById(i)){var r=e.createElement(n);r.async=1,r.id=i,r.src=s,o.parentNode.insertBefore(r,o)}}(document,\"script\",\"infogram-async\",\"https:\/\/e.infogram.com\/js\/dist\/embed-loader-min.js\");<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2023, in response to the state\u2019s population woes, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer formed a commission of business and civic leaders to look for ways to increase population. It <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bridgemi.com\/michigan-government\/michigan-population-panel-files-recommendations-now-hard-work-begins\">suggested<\/a> education reforms, increased public transportation and millions in community investments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The most recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/quickfacts\/fact\/table\/MI\/PST045224\">US Census data shows<\/a> that as of July 1, 2024, Michigan had about 10,140,459 residents. The state\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/mcda\/reports\/michigan-statewide-population-projections-through-2050-report\">Center for Data and Analytics projects<\/a> that the population will grow by 231,000 people, or 2.3% through 2034, before declining by 1.3% to roughly 9.9 million people by 2050.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Where else are people moving? The data differs by company.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Florida was among the states that saw the most growth last year, according to the U-Haul index, alongside Texas, North Carolina, Tennessee and South Carolina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>United Van Lines, meanwhile, reported that Oregon, West Virginia, South Carolina, Delaware and Minnesota had the highest shares of inbound movers \u2014 which company experts attributed to economic factors.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cost was the primary factor in 3% of moves to Michigan, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedvanlines.com\/newsroom\/2025-national-movers-study\">according to United<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most people who moved to or from Michigan last year did so for family reasons, a factor cited in 40% of inbound moves and 32% of outbound moves, according to the United data. Another 30% left the state for jobs, compared to 19.5% who moved to Michigan for employment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nearly half of the people who moved to Michigan in 2025 made $150,000 or more, according to United. Lower earners were more often moving out of Michigan than moving to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFor most Americans, interstate relocation is no longer a linear calculation; it\u2019s a complex decision balancing multiple competing factors,\u201d Michael A. Stoll, an economist and professor at The University of California, Los Angeles, said in a statement distributed by United.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is interesting to see that in general, population movement continues from North\/Midwest regions to Southern states \u2013 and again top inbound locations dominated by smaller to medium-sized metro areas. This reflects a legacy of COVID-era preferences for lower-density living, combined with the reality that housing costs continue to drive people toward more affordable regions.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moving companies say about as many people came to Michigan as left it in 2025, with one firm even reporting a net gain. 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