Moving Companies in Des Moines, WA
Local vs. Long-Distance Pricing
Around Des Moines, local moves are billed by the hour, typically $100 to $200 for a crew of two to three plus a truck. Long-distance or cross-country moves work differently, priced by weight and mileage, and can run anywhere from $2,000 to $10,000 or more.
| Home Size | Typical Local Cost |
|---|---|
| Studio / 1-Bedroom | $400 - $900 |
| 2-3 Bedroom | $1,000 - $2,500 |
Add-Ons That Change the Total
If you want the crew to pack and unpack for you, that service typically adds $500 to $2,000 depending on the size of your home and how much packing material is needed. It is worth asking upfront whether packing is included in an hourly quote or billed as a separate line item, since that is one of the biggest swings in a final bill. Comparing what is included between a couple of quotes is the simplest way to avoid a surprise total on moving day, and it also helps to ask each company directly whether their number is hourly or a flat estimate before you commit.
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Who's moving to Des Moines, WA
Federal tax-filer migration data for King County.
66% arrived from another state. Long-haul moves need a carrier with active interstate operating authority — plenty of local companies don't hold one.
See licensed movers55% of departures went farther than 50 miles. Beyond that range moves are priced by weight and distance, and a state line means the carrier needs interstate authority.
See the full picture — 5-year trend, state flows and top routes
Des Moines refills from a distance: nearby counties pull households out, and the rest of the country replaces them almost one for one.
Each bar shows that state's in/out split — rows are ranked by total volume.
Households arriving from another state report $111,064 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Washington report $81,703. Long-distance arrivals are the higher-budget half of the market.
How this works: IRS SOI County-to-County Migration Data, 2022-2023. The IRS compares the address on consecutive tax returns, so every move here is a real filed household. The catch: it publishes annually with about a two-year lag, counts King County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 10% of moves unattributed to a specific county, because flows too small to publish are grouped into regional buckets instead. See the whole state on the Washington migration page →
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Industry rules of thumb — about seven pounds per cubic foot, and published rental-truck capacities. Not our carrier records, not a quote. Bring both numbers to the call and what you get back will finally be comparable.