Nevada Moving Complaints: 254 Companies, 331 Complaints, and the Highest Per-Company Rate in the West

Nevada is a statistical outlier. The state has only 254 registered HHG companies, fewer than Wyoming's neighboring states. But it generates 331 complaints, more than Maryland (142), Virginia (116), Tennessee (116), and Pennsylvania (103) despite having far fewer companies than any of them.

The per-company complaint rate of 1.3 complaints per registered company is the highest in the Western region and among the highest nationally. For comparison, California's rate is 0.47 per company, and Texas is 0.33.

Las Vegas is one of the nation's highest-turnover housing markets. The city's transient population, driven by hospitality and entertainment employment, produces a high volume of interstate moves relative to population. This creates a target-rich environment for moving fraud: consumers moving to or from Las Vegas are often on tight timelines, unfamiliar with local movers, and reliant on online booking.

Several companies in Trunk's database that have been flagged for complaints or fraud indicators are registered in Las Vegas, including companies that share addresses with unrelated businesses (the same suite-sharing pattern documented in Florida and New Jersey).

41 of Nevada's 254 companies (16.1%) have at least one complaint. This is the highest complaint-company ratio of any state in the Western region.

Total registered HHG companies: 254 Companies with complaints: 41 Total complaints: 331 Complaint rate per company: 1.30 Percentage with complaints: 16.1% National rank (by complaints): 10th

Nevada does not have a dedicated state household goods regulator. The Nevada Transportation Authority regulates some motor carriers but HHG consumer protection enforcement relies primarily on FMCSA and the Nevada Attorney General.