Is It Worth Moving For A Local Job?

I live in HighPoint, NC and i been doin otr with mct for 9 months i found a local job for there other division CCC but its in South Carolina about 3 and a half hours from where i am now thinking about moving for it but is it worth moving for a local job pay is decent.Thank you

For me the biggest factor in that scenario would be the cost of living. Being only a three hour drive you can go see your family/friends on the weekend and go home every night.

I live in HighPoint, NC and i been doin otr with mct for 9 months i found a local job for there other division CCC but its in South Carolina about 3 and a half hours from where i am now thinking about moving for it but is it worth moving for a local job pay is decent.Thank you

Think of it this way How long on the job will it take to recoup the relocation expense

what is the cost of living in the new area ie. Food, gas, rent/mortgage cost of entertainment, light bill, water bill, gas bill, the cost of starting these up in a new place, car insurance(they charge more the farther u travel)...

Would I save more money with the extra travel or in moving and living in the new area

And most important what would benifit my personal life more....moving to a new place or staying and traveling with less time with those I care about...moving is stressful I moved my family 45min to a new town from where we lived for 14 years. It has taken 5 months till my wife no longer mentions in our daily conversations "the move to the new place😞😞"

I live about 2.5 hours from my company hq, it hasn't really posed that much of a problem for me. Then again, I'm doing OTR so I only make the drive about once month. Since yours would be a local gig, does that mean you'd be driving home every night? That would be rough.

For me, if I was going to make a move like that for a job, it would have to be REALLY worth it. Like a big step up in the world. Otherwise I'd say stay where you are.

By the way, are you Persian? :)

Wow, this is such a matter of opinion question. If the pay is decent and you're able to pay your bills and have money left over to save then anywhere can be as worth it as you want it to be! There are some guys here that have been doing OTR for many years and can't see themselves doing anything but that. They would be quick to tell you it may not be worth it. I'm of the belief that a local job is MUCH nicer to have but personally I'd never move out of Florida to get one and would be extremely hard pressed to move from where I live now because we're in one of the top rated school systems in the state. I would hate to cheat my 2 kids out of a good education to appease a better paying job in an area that has worse schools.

I don't ever see myself going back to OTR driving, but then again, I said that exact same thing in 2000. It's that "life's a box of chocolates" analogy.

For me it is worth it depending on the job and what it has to offer. If it's a great job absolutely! My family and I moved 1,000 miles from all of our friends and family etc. so that my husband could accept a great job with the federal government. That move sky rocketed his career. Now 10 years later since Ive decided to to take the truckin route and I live in south Florida my plan is to move so that I will have better options for a great local job. I love Central Florida, (unfortunately my husband does not.) So it seems as if Jacksonville FL will be the winner.

Good Luck