With remote work becoming more commonplace and housing prices going up, people are opting for different, cheaper locations.

This year’s Annual National Movers Study from United Van Lines showed some interesting trends that explain not only where Americans are going, but also why they’re leaving their home states — reasons like availability of work and the local cost of living.

From rougher rural areas to urban understatements, here are the states where Americans are packing up and leaving through to the ones they’re driving that moving van to.

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