Moving Companies in Centerville, IA
What Movers Charge Near Centerville
Centerville is small enough that most crews dispatch from Des Moines, Ottumwa, or Cedar Rapids, so ask upfront whether a quote already folds in their drive time to your address. Costs otherwise scale mainly with home size and crew type.
| Home Size | Typical Cost |
|---|---|
| Studio / 1-Bedroom | $350-$700 (2-4 hrs) |
| 3-4 Bedroom | $1,200-$2,500+ (7-10+ hrs) |
| Rate Type | Typical Cost |
|---|---|
| Full-service hourly | $150-$250/hr |
| Labor-only | $60-$100 per mover/hr |
| Long-distance (100+ mi) | $2,000-$6,500+ |
Get a not-to-exceed estimate for local jobs and a binding one for long-distance work, confirm whether an apartment or managed community requires proof of insurance from the mover, and mention any piano, safe, or other oversized item before moving day so it is not a surprise for the crew.
If a crew coming from farther away pushes the budget too high, a hybrid approach can work instead: rent a container or box truck yourself and hire hourly help just to load and unload it. Either way, ask directly where the travel-time billing starts before you sign anything.
The mover directory just below breaks these options down further by who actually covers this part of the state.
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Federal tax-filer migration data for Boone County.
80% 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 movers61% 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
Households arriving from another state report $57,247 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Iowa report $59,989. 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 Boone County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 42% 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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