Moving Companies in Olivette, MO
Olivette sits within the greater St. Louis moving market, where most local companies price by the hour with a set minimum booking length.
| Item | Figure |
|---|---|
| Average hourly rate | $128 |
| Minimum booking | 2 hours |
| Total local move | $450 - $2,500+ |
| Peak-season premium | 20% - 30% |
That total range covers everything from a studio to a four-bedroom house, and where you land inside it depends mostly on how many hours the crew works. Most crews also bill a separate travel charge to cover the drive to and from your address, so ask how that's calculated before booking rather than after the truck arrives. May through September carries the premium noted above, and mid-week or mid-month dates tend to run noticeably cheaper if your schedule allows it. Basic liability coverage is thin, only $0.60 per pound per item, so anything valuable is worth asking about extra protection for. Tipping isn't required, but crews are generally given a few dollars per hour worked as a thank-you once the job wraps up.
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Who's moving to Olivette, MO
Federal tax-filer migration data for St. Louis County.
58% arrived from elsewhere in Missouri. 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 movers52% 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 $83,849 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Missouri report $62,265. 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 St. Louis County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 18% 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 Missouri 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.