Moving Companies in Powell, TN
Powell is small enough that most movers dispatch from the greater Knoxville area, and local pricing is almost always hourly. A standard truck and two-to-three-person crew runs $100 to $190 an hour, depending on team size.
By home size, a studio or one-bedroom apartment typically totals $300 to $600 with a two-person crew over three to five hours. A two-to-three-bedroom home runs $900 to $1,800 or more with a three-person crew over five to eight hours.
A written, binding estimate protects you from a verbal quote quietly growing on moving day. Ask whether the hourly clock starts when the truck leaves its warehouse or when it reaches your door, since travel time is often billed either way. Basic coverage required by law is minimal too — a $1,000 television weighing 30 pounds is only covered for about $18 if it's dropped — so ask about fuller protection for anything valuable.
Powell's winding streets and steep driveways can also mean a shuttle fee if a large truck can't reach your door directly, and booking during peak summer weekends can add 20 to 30 percent to the hourly rate.
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Federal tax-filer migration data for Knox County.
56% 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 movers38% 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
Powell 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 $79,668 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Tennessee report $62,771. 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 Knox County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 34% 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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