Moving Companies in Kingsport, TN
What Movers Cost in Kingsport, TN
A standard local move with two movers and a truck averages around $123 per hour, typically falling between $91 and $155. If you just need labor for a truck or container you've already rented, that runs closer to $85 per hour, with total jobs landing between $340 and $720.
Estimated full-move totals in the Tri-Cities area run around $3,755 for a 1-bedroom home, $4,256 for a 2-bedroom, and $4,860 for a 3-bedroom — a wide gap from the hourly figures above, which is a common pitfall: an hourly quote and a full binding estimate for the same job can look very different once inventory, distance within the metro, and crew size are factored in. Always ask which number a quote actually represents before comparing two companies.
Long-distance or interstate moves are priced entirely differently, by weight and distance, and can range anywhere from $1,500 to $9,500 or more. Don't assume a company's local hourly rate tells you anything about what they'll charge for a move out of state — ask for a separate, itemized quote for that scenario. See who covers Kingsport in the movers listed below.
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Federal tax-filer migration data for Sullivan County.
58% 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 movers54% 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 $66,014 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Tennessee report $66,093. 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 Sullivan County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 42% 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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