Between 2023 and 2024, moving activity among retirees dropped by nearly one-quarter (23.8%), according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau that was compiled by moving services company HireAHelper.

You're not going to get a move for $1,700 unless you're moving only 1,000 pounds, or something where they can stitch it on with a bunch of shipments. [Movers or brokers may] play a bait and switch.