Moving Companies in Chattanooga, TN
What Movers Cost in Chattanooga, TN
Local moves, generally anything under 100 miles, are billed by the hour; long-distance moves are priced by weight, volume, and distance instead. A standard two-mover crew runs around $145 per hour, with each additional mover typically adding about $45 more.
| Home Size | Local Average |
|---|---|
| Studio / 1-Bedroom | $271 - $554 |
| 2-Bedroom | $557 - $857 |
| 3-4 Bedroom | $1,233 - $2,167 |
| 5+ Bedroom | $2,145 - $3,300 |
Across all home sizes, a full local move in the Chattanooga area generally lands somewhere between $417 and $3,300, and hourly crew rates overall span roughly $100 to $380 depending on how many movers the job needs. Getting a specific number means sharing your home size, whether the move stays local or crosses state lines, and any tricky access points like stairs or difficult parking, since those factors move the final bill more than the base rate alone.
Crew size is the other big variable: a small apartment usually only needs two movers, while a larger house pulls in a bigger team and a higher hourly total, even though the overall job finishes faster. A general average is a starting point, but a quote built around your actual inventory and distance will land much closer to what you actually pay on moving day.
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Federal tax-filer migration data for Hamilton County.
71% 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 movers34% 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
Chattanooga 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 $82,331 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Tennessee report $61,590. 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 Hamilton County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 38% 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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