Moving Companies in Rochester, WA
69 moving companies are based in or next to Rochester, WA, 1 of them based in the city itself. 39 of them hold active operating authority with the FMCSA. 62% carry insurance on file. Together they hold 8,939 customer reviews. A further 84 licensed carriers elsewhere in Washington are cleared for long-distance work and quote here too. Below we rank the strongest 12 by photos, verified reviews, licensing and safety record — shortlist a trustworthy mover and request quotes in one step.
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Who's moving to Rochester, WA
Federal tax-filer migration data for Thurston County.
48% arrived from elsewhere in Washington. Most arrivals are in-state moves, so a regional company will usually cover it — check interstate authority only if you're crossing a state line.
See licensed movers39% 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 $69,992 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Washington report $67,170. 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 Thurston County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 32% 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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