Moving Companies in Sioux City, IA
Expect to pay somewhere between $200 and $550 an hour for a local move in Sioux City, depending on how big your crew needs to be.
A studio or one-bedroom generally needs just two movers, running $200 to $270 an hour and totaling around $400 to $1,100. A two- or three-bedroom home usually calls for a three-person crew at $380 to $550 an hour, with jobs totaling $1,500 to $3,800. Anything four bedrooms or larger can push past $2,500 to $4,000 and requires a full working day. Moves leaving Iowa entirely are priced by weight and mileage instead of the clock.
A few things catch people off guard. The hourly rate sometimes starts the moment the truck leaves its depot rather than when it reaches your door, so ask directly where the clock begins. Winter ice and spring rain slow down loading and can add billed time, especially on stairs. Basic liability coverage is thin by law — $0.60 per pound per item, meaning a 30-pound television worth $1,000 is only covered for about $18 if it breaks. An in-home or video walkthrough before booking avoids surprise fees for heavy pieces like pianos or safes on moving day. Keep cash on hand for tipping, typically $20 to $40 per mover for a half-day and $50 or more for a full one.
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Federal tax-filer migration data for Woodbury County.
74% arrived from another state. Long-haul moves need a carrier with active interstate operating authority — plenty of local companies don't hold one.
See licensed movers29% 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 $47,939 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Iowa report $48,762. 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 Woodbury County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 49% 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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