Sunshine Movers of Sarasota

What Sunshine Movers of Sarasota does

Sunshine Movers of Sarasota, LLC is a privately held, family-owned full-service moving company founded in 2014 by Blake and Ashley in Sarasota, Florida. The company operates a fleet of 15 moving trucks supported by 40 W-2 employees from a 30,000-square-foot climate-controlled warehouse at 1755 W University Pkwy, Sarasota, FL 34234, and explicitly avoids subcontractors or day labor. Its service portfolio spans residential, commercial/office, senior, apartment, and dorm relocations; professional packing; climate-controlled and warehouse storage; specialty-item handling (antiques, pianos, pool tables, hot tubs); and premium tiers including white-glove and VIP moving. It also offers international relocation, cross-country and interstate long-distance moves, and car shipping as ancillary lines.

Revenue is generated per move under a quote-based pricing model that requires in-person estimates, with educational content citing an average local move cost of approximately $1,400 (range $800–$2,150) and long-distance moves of $2,200–$7,700. Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer via phone, website contact form, and free in-person consultations, with 95% of business reportedly sourced from word-of-mouth referrals and supplemented by an extensive SEO and content-marketing engine built around 30+ neighborhood-specific landing pages and 25+ moving guides. Customer segments are residential homeowners, small commercial offices, seniors (a priority segment given Sarasota's retirement-heavy demographics), and specialty-item owners, served across Sarasota, Bradenton, Lakewood Ranch, and 25+ surrounding Florida communities.

The business carries no disclosed outside funding, no parent company, no patents, no app or API surface, and no formal AI/ML capability; its competitive position rests on local brand reputation (1,000+ five-star reviews, BBB A+, Small Business of the Year 2025, Platinum Best of Sarasota 2024 and 2025), W-2 employee retention, and a referral-driven demand loop.

Name

Sunshine Movers of Sarasota

Legal name

Sunshine Movers of Sarasota, LLC

Website

https://sarasotasunshinemovers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sunshine Movers of Sarasota is a family-owned, W-2-staffed moving company serving residential, commercial, and senior customers across Sarasota, Bradenton, and 30+ surrounding Florida communities with local, long-distance, international, packing, storage, and specialty-item services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Moving and Relocation Services

NAICS

Used Household and Office Goods Moving (484210), Used Household and Office Goods Moving (48421), Specialized Freight Trucking (4842)

SIC

Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340), Transportation Services (4700), Public Warehousing & Storage (4220)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Moving with Packing/Unpacking Add-On (HSAKAAAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Residential Long-Distance & Interstate Household Moving (HSAKABAA), Local Furniture Delivery & In-Home Placement (White-Glove, Assembly) (HSAKAAAM), Local Storage-to-Home / Home-to-Storage Moves (HSAKAAAL)

Keywords

• Residential moving services
• Commercial relocation services
• Professional packing services
• Climate controlled storage
• Senior relocation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Sarasota

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Moving Services: Core revenue from residential, commercial, and senior relocation moving services. Includes local, long-distance, interstate, and international moves. Pricing varies by distance, move size, and services required.
2. Packing Services: Professional packing services where the company can pack an entire home in a single day. Revenue generated from packing labor and materials.
3. Storage Services: Climate-controlled warehouse storage at their 30,000-square-foot facility. Storage revenue separate from moving services.
4. Boxes & Supplies: Sale of moving boxes and packing materials. Higher grade boxes built to withstand pressure. Company will buy back unused supplies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Sunshine Movers of Sarasota is a full-service moving company providing residential, commercial, and senior relocation services—including professional packing, loading, transport, unloading, and climate-controlled warehouse storage. Operations are powered by 15 in-house moving trucks, a 30,000-square-foot climate-controlled storage facility, and 40 W-2 employees, serving Sarasota, Bradenton, and surrounding Florida communities with local, long-distance, interstate, and international relocations. Premium offerings include White Glove and VIP moving tiers, specialty handling for pianos, pool tables, hot tubs, and antiques, plus home staging and boxes/supplies with a buy-back program.

Product overview

Sunshine Movers of Sarasota is a full-service moving company offering a comprehensive portfolio of residential, commercial, and senior relocation services. The core offering centers on Residential Moving and Office Moving services, supplemented by Professional Packing and specialized Moving Specialty Items services. Premium tiers include White Glove Moving and VIP Movers for high-end customers. The company operates a 30,000-square-foot warehouse facility offering Climate Controlled Storage and Warehouse Storage Solutions. Ancillary products include Boxes & Supplies (with buyback on unused materials). The service menu spans over 30 distinct offerings including specialized services for pianos, pool tables, hot tubs, car shipping, international moves, and more. With 15 moving trucks and 40 team members, the company delivers both local and long-distance relocations across Sarasota, Bradenton, and surrounding Florida communities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Moving Full-service residential household moving with professional disassembly, precision reassembly, meticulous protection, and thoughtful placement for homeowners.
• Office / Commercial Moving Commercial and office relocation services focused on efficiently moving business operations to minimize downtime for small businesses and offices.
• Senior Relocation

Quantifiable outcome

• 95% customer referral rate - word-of-mouth referrals are main source of business
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• U-Pack: National long-distance moving service using a self-load container model. Overlaps with Sunshine's long-distance offering as a price-disciplined alternative for budget-conscious customers.
• United Van Lines: Major national household goods carrier with agent network across the U.S. Comparable for the long-distance and interstate segment of Sunshine's service mix.
• Mayflower Transit: Long-established national household goods moving brand with interstate agent network. Overlaps with Sunshine's interstate and long-distance service lines and provides competitive context for cross-state pricing.
• Bekins Van Lines: Established national van line agent network providing interstate household goods moving. Comparable for long-distance and interstate services that Sunshine offers as part of its menu.
• PODS: National portable-storage-and-moving brand overlapping with Sunshine's storage and moving offerings. Operates a different asset model (consumer-loaded containers) but competes for the same residential relocation wallet.

Direct peers

• College Hunks Hauling Junk & Moving: Franchised moving and junk-hauling brand with strong employer-brand emphasis, comparable W-2 staffing philosophy, and similar service breadth including junk removal, local moves, and labor-only services.
• All My Sons Moving & Storage: Family-founded full-service moving company offering local, long-distance, packing, and storage. Closely comparable in brand positioning, service breadth, and family-owned operating culture to Sunshine Movers.
• Two Men and a Truck: National franchised local and long-distance moving company with a similarly broad service menu (packing, specialty items, senior moves) and a comparable W-2-driven, customer-experience-led operating model. Most directly comparable full-service moving peer in the U.S. market.
• Gentle Giant Moving Company: Regional full-service moving company (Northeast U.S.) known for premium customer experience, in-house trained W-2 crews, and specialty-item handling — a direct analog for Sunshine's quality-and-talent-led model in a different region.

Emerging players

• 1-800-GOT-JUNK?: Franchised junk removal and small-move brand with comparable customer-experience and employer-brand positioning. Partial overlap on small moves, labor-only services, and estate cleanouts adjacent to senior relocations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@sunshinemovers
• Facebookfacebook.com/SarasotaSunshineMovers
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sunshine-movers-sarasota
• Instagraminstagram.com/sunshine.movers.srq

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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