Moving Companies in Washington, MO
Washington-area moves are billed hourly, and a few practical choices can meaningfully cut what you end up paying.
A standard two-person crew with a truck runs $130 to $170 or more per hour. If you rent your own truck and just need loading or unloading help, labor-only rates fall to roughly $80 to $145 an hour, with the full job typically landing between $300 and $650, well below hiring a full crew. A complete local move of a two- or three-bedroom home through a full-service company generally totals $1,000 to $2,500 or more.
Ways to keep the bill down
- Ask when the hourly clock actually starts. Many crews bill roughly an extra hour to cover the drive from their base and back.
- Box up everything, even loose or small items. Crews often refuse to load unboxed belongings, and re-packing on the spot burns paid time.
- Reserve a clear parking spot close to the door. Carrying items an extra 50 to 100 yards adds real time to the invoice.
- Basic coverage only pays $0.60 per pound per item, so a dropped $500 TV weighing 50 pounds is worth just $30 unless you buy full protection.
With those savings in mind, compare a few of the crews listed below.
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Who's moving to Washington, MO
Federal tax-filer migration data for Franklin County.
73% 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 movers55% 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 $60,784 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Missouri report $68,658. 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 Franklin County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 35% 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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