Moving Companies in Cedar Rapids, IA
Moving Costs Near Cedar Rapids
Full-service crews bill by the hour, while labor-only help — where you supply the truck — comes at a lower rate. Moves leaving Iowa altogether are priced by weight and distance rather than time.
| Full-Service Crew | Typical Range |
|---|---|
| Hourly rate | $260/hour |
| Total local job | $750–$4,300+ |
| Average duration | 2.5–4 hours |
| Labor-Only Help | Typical Range |
|---|---|
| Hourly rate | $82/hour per helper |
| Typical total | around $440 |
Worth Knowing Before You Book
Hourly billing often starts the moment the truck pulls out of its dispatch lot, not when it reaches your street, so ask exactly where the clock starts and stops. Rates climb during the busy May-to-September stretch and around month-end; scheduling mid-month or in winter can mean a better price. Basic liability coverage that comes standard with any mover is calculated at $0.60 per pound per item, worth knowing before skipping separate coverage on anything valuable. Movers also won't carry hazardous items like propane or paint, and irreplaceable things like documents or photo albums are safer riding in your own car. Tipping is customary — figure $4 to $5 an hour for each mover, or about 20% of the total bill divided among the crew.
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Federal tax-filer migration data for Linn County.
54% arrived from elsewhere in Iowa. 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 movers28% 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 $65,236 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Iowa report $55,789. 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 Linn County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 44% 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 Iowa migration page →
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