Moving Companies in Clive, IA
Moving costs in Clive
Local movers in the Clive and Des Moines area typically charge $130 to $180 per hour for a two- to three-person crew, or around $82 per hour for labor-only help if you provide your own truck. A studio or one-bedroom move usually totals $593 to $1,114, a two-bedroom runs $1,013 to $1,558, and a three- to four-bedroom home runs $2,003 to $3,476. Labor-only jobs, such as loading or unloading a rented truck, generally cost $330 to $730.
Ways to keep the bill down
Ask exactly when the hourly clock starts and stops, since some crews bill from the moment the truck leaves their warehouse rather than when they arrive. Boxing up your own belongings ahead of time instead of paying the crew to do it can cut total hours by roughly a quarter. Disclose heavy or oversized items like a piano or gun safe when getting your quote, since undisclosed bulky items can mean a surprise fee on moving day. Multi-level townhomes and long walks from parking to the door add labor time too, so mention stairs or distance upfront. Standard included coverage covers only about sixty cents per pound per item, so a thirty-pound, $1,000 television is worth just eighteen dollars in a claim without added protection.
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Who's moving to Clive, IA
Federal tax-filer migration data for Polk County.
57% 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 movers41% 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
Clive refills from a distance: nearby counties pull households out, and the rest of the country more than replaces them. Head count stayed flat all the same — arriving households are smaller (1.56 people on average) than the ones leaving (1.63), so the city gained homes without gaining residents.
Each bar shows that state's in/out split — rows are ranked by total volume.
Households arriving from another state report $67,493 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Iowa report $64,014. 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 Polk County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 29% 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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