San Francisco, measured: what it means for a haul
San Francisco fits about 828,000 people into 47 square miles — roughly 17,720 residents per square mile. At that density the first question on almost every job is not what has to go, it is where the truck is allowed to stop.
Only 18% of homes in San Francisco are detached houses; 49% sit in buildings of five units or more. That changes the job itself — service elevators, booked loading windows, a long carry from the unit door to the bay, and a building manager who wants notice.
62% of occupied homes in San Francisco are rented. Rental turnover is the steadiest source of removal work anywhere: the couch that will not fit the next place, the mattress nobody wants to move twice, and whatever was at the back of the closet. The median San Francisco home dates to about 1945 — an era of walk-ups, half-landings and staircases that turn. Anything wide comes out on its side, and a crew that has seen the building before is worth listening to.
San Francisco sits within reach of Marina District, Mission District and Nob Hill, all of which we cover too. Worth knowing when you post: the radius a pro works, not the city boundary, is what decides who sees your job.