Survey: Moving ranks among life’s most stressful events

A survey of 1,000 Americans who moved in 2024 found that 82% called the experience stressful, with many comparing it to major life events like divorce, weddings and even death. Clean Bees is leaning into that pain point with move-in and move-out cleaning services across Northern Colorado.

Why it matters: - Moving is not just inconvenient. The survey suggests it can rival or exceed major life events in emotional strain, time pressure and financial stress. - Cleaning is often the last task standing between a move and a fresh start, which makes professional help valuable when families are already stretched thin. - Clean Bees is positioning move-in and move-out cleaning as a practical way to reduce one of the most exhausting parts of the process.

What happened: - A survey of 1,000 Americans who relocated in 2024 found that 82% described moving as stressful. - Forty-two percent said moving brought them to tears. - More than one-third said moving was more stressful than planning a wedding. - Nearly one in five said moving was more stressful than getting divorced. - Fourteen percent ranked moving above the death of a family member. - Clean Bees is expanding its focus on move-in and move-out cleaning across Northern Colorado.

The details: - Nearly all respondents said they faced challenges during their 2024 move. - Handling stress was the most common difficulty. - More than half said other people underestimate how difficult moving really is. - Packing was the most stressful, most difficult, most dreaded and most time-consuming part of moving. - Forty-three percent said packing took the most time. - More than one-quarter were still unpacking or settling in more than a month later. - Americans spent an average of $2,050 on moving in 2024. - Seventy-eight percent encountered unexpected expenses. - More than one-third said the total cost exceeded expectations. - Forty percent said they went over budget. - Clean Bees serves Fort Collins, Loveland, Windsor, Timnath, Severance, Wellington, Laporte and nearby Northern Colorado communities. - The company offers recurring residential cleaning, deep cleaning, one-time cleaning, move-in cleaning and move-out cleaning. - Clean Bees also provides commercial cleaning services.

Between the lines: - The survey data points to a broader reality: moving stress comes from a pileup of decisions, physical labor, disrupted routines and surprise costs, not just the logistics of changing addresses. - For cleaning companies, that creates a clear opening to sell a service that removes a final high-friction task from an already crowded timeline. - The move-in and move-out niche also fits renters, sellers, buyers and property managers who need spaces ready on a deadline.

What's next: - Clean Bees is likely to keep building demand around move-related cleaning as more homeowners, renters and real estate professionals look for help during transitions. - The company’s broader cleaning menu gives it a path to convert move-related customers into recurring residential or commercial clients.

The bottom line: - Moving is expensive, emotional and time-consuming, and cleaning is often the task people have the least energy left to finish.