Moving Companies in Memphis, TN
Before you get into pricing details, it's worth scanning the movers listed below for options that serve the Memphis area. Here's what to expect on cost.
What Movers Cost in Memphis, TN
A local move (under 100 miles) is billed hourly, typically $125 to $150 an hour with a 2-person team and their truck, and most local jobs land somewhere between $505 and $4,031 total depending on how large your home is. Most companies also enforce a 2-hour minimum plus a standard fuel or service fee on top of the hourly rate.
Long-distance or regional moves work differently — pricing is based on weight, volume, and mileage instead of an hourly rate, and typically runs $1,868 to $4,839 or more, climbing toward $10,000 for a large interstate relocation.
Because the two move types use entirely different pricing methods, the first thing worth figuring out is which category yours falls into, then narrowing by home size. A 1-bedroom generally needs two movers, a 2-to-3 bedroom up to three, and a 4-bedroom or larger up to four or more — crew size is one of the biggest levers on the final hourly total.
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Who's moving to Memphis, TN
Federal tax-filer migration data for Shelby County.
80% 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 movers50% of departures went farther than 50 miles. Beyond that range moves are priced by weight and distance, and a state line means the carrier needs interstate authority.
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 $60,978 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Tennessee report $53,705. 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 Shelby County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 27% 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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