Moving Companies in Alcoa, TN
Alcoa sits just south of Knoxville, and local movers here price jobs by the hour rather than a flat rate, usually with a two- to three-person crew. Labor-only help — loading or unloading a truck you already rented — runs about $319.80 to $665.44 for a typical job; a full crew with their own truck costs more.
Ask upfront how travel time is billed, since many companies start the clock the moment a truck leaves the warehouse, not when it reaches your door. Stairs, a steep driveway, or a piano can trigger extra charges too. Basic liability coverage pays only $0.60 per pound per item, so a dropped TV or antique dresser gets you pennies unless you add full value protection.
Scheduling your move between the 4th and 20th of the month, or on a Tuesday or Wednesday, tends to bring lower hourly rates and better crew availability. For a look at what local companies are charging, check the movers listed below.
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Who's moving to Alcoa, TN
Federal tax-filer migration data for Blount County.
51% arrived from elsewhere in Tennessee. 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 movers55% 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
Alcoa refills from a distance: nearby counties pull households out, and the rest of the country more than replaces them.
Each bar shows that state's in/out split — rows are ranked by total volume.
Households arriving from another state report $86,127 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Tennessee report $64,097. 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 Blount County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 45% 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 Tennessee migration page →
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