Moving Companies in Kingston, WA
What to Budget for a Kingston Move
Local crews serving Kitsap County, including trips across the ferry to Seattle, bill by the hour. A two-mover crew with a truck runs $120 to $180 per hour, and a three-mover crew runs $170 to $245 per hour.
| Home Size | Typical Total |
|---|---|
| Studio / 1-Bedroom | $480 - $900 |
| 2-3 Bedroom | $1,400 - $3,300 |
| 4+ Bedroom | $3,000 - $6,000+ |
| Long-Distance / Out of State | $5,000 - $19,000+ |
Getting the Right Crew for a Smaller Town
Kingston itself is small, so most companies covering it are based in neighboring Kitsap County towns rather than in Kingston proper. Ask how far the crew is traveling to reach you, since that can factor into a separate travel fee on top of the hourly rate. If your move involves the ferry, build extra buffer time into your schedule in case of delays, and confirm the crew has experience with ferry-dependent routes before you book. A written estimate that spells out crew size, hourly rate, and any travel charge makes it much easier to compare one company against another.
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Federal tax-filer migration data for Kitsap County.
56% 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 movers31% of departures stayed under 50 miles. Short local moves are usually priced by the hour, so a regional company is often the cheaper call.
See the full picture — 5-year trend, state flows and top routes
Each bar shows that state's in/out split — rows are ranked by total volume.
Households arriving from another state report $79,872 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Washington report $91,801. 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 Kitsap County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 36% 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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