Moving Companies in Ottumwa, IA
Ottumwa movers price jobs a few different ways depending on how much help you need. The table below breaks down typical local costs; for anything long-distance, expect pricing based on total weight and mileage instead of an hourly rate.
Ask where the crew is based, since many companies start the hourly clock the moment they leave their depot and stop only when they return, meaning a crew traveling in from outside Ottumwa adds paid travel time. Push for a binding, not-to-exceed estimate rather than a rough phone quote, since a non-binding number can climb once the job is underway. Tipping is customary though not required, typically $4 to $5 per mover per hour, or 15 to 20 percent of the total split among the crew.
Disassembling beds and taping up loose items before the crew arrives cuts down billable hours directly, since local moves are charged by the clock.
| Move Type | Typical Cost |
|---|---|
| Labor-only help | $330 - $730 total |
| Hourly labor rate | About $82 per hour |
| Local full-service move | $350 - $1,100 |
| Long-distance move | $2,500 - $8,500+ |
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Federal tax-filer migration data for Wapello 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 movers60% of departures stayed inside Iowa. In-state moves are handled by regional carriers licensed at the state level.
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 $36,409 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Iowa report $44,521. 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 Wapello County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 64% 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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