Moving Companies in Muscatine, IA
Muscatine Moving Costs
| Cost Type | Typical Amount |
|---|---|
| Full-service hourly | $199/hr avg ($150-$250 range) |
| Labor-only help | ~$82/hr, $330-$730 total |
| Tipping | $4-$5 per mover/hr or 15-20% of bill |
Full-service crews bill by the hour, so almost every company enforces a two- to three-hour minimum; a fast one-bedroom job still costs the full block. Booking mid-week and mid-month, away from weekends and lease turnover, tends to bring a lower rate than the busiest days.
Coverage included by default is thin, about $0.60 per pound per item, so a broken 30-pound TV worth $1,000 would net only about $18, worth weighing against fuller protection for anything valuable. Clear a path from the door to the truck and reserve parking where you can, since a long carry or a parking delay adds paid time to the job.
Get a walkthrough estimate rather than a phone quote whenever the home has an unusual layout, and confirm the minimum block up front so a small job does not come as a surprise on the invoice.
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Federal tax-filer migration data for Muscatine County.
61% 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 movers53% 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 $54,167 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Iowa report $55,120. 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 Muscatine County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 46% 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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