Moving Companies in Pullman, WA
Pullman movers price local jobs by the hour, with your total shaped mainly by home size and how many hours the crew needs.
| Home Size | Estimated Total |
|---|---|
| Studio / 1-Bedroom | $300 - $600 (2-4 hrs) |
| 2-3 Bedroom | $800 - $1,600+ (5-8 hrs) |
A two-mover crew and truck typically runs $100 to $150 an hour, while a three-mover team runs $150 to $200 or more. Because Pullman is a college town, prices and availability get tight around the end of May, during student move-out and graduation, and again from mid-August through September when fall semester starts — booking two to four weeks ahead avoids the worst of that crunch. Washington also regulates intrastate movers through the Utilities and Transportation Commission, so confirm your mover's permit is valid before you book. Request a binding estimate in writing rather than a phone guess, so the company can't legally charge more than the agreed price unless you add items or services later.
Pullman's steep terrain and tight apartment parking mean it's worth flagging any difficult truck access or long walkways in advance, since some companies add a fee for that once they're already on-site. Walking through every closet and cabinet before you get quotes also helps — an inventory based on guesswork is the most common reason a moving-day truck turns out too small. From here, compare the movers listed for Pullman to line up a few quotes before your date fills up.
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Federal tax-filer migration data for Whitman County.
58% 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 movers40% 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
Each bar shows that state's in/out split — rows are ranked by total volume.
Households arriving from another state report $51,385 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Washington report $40,892. 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 Whitman County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 49% 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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