Moving Companies in Los Angeles, CA
Local movers in Los Angeles price jobs by crew size and hours on the clock, with an added charge for travel time built in under state rules. The numbers below cover typical costs by home size, the going hourly rate, and the baseline damage coverage movers must carry.
| Category | Typical Cost |
|---|---|
| Studio / small 1-bedroom (2 movers, about 3 hours) | $350 - $600 |
| Medium 2-bedroom (2-3 movers, 4-6 hours) | $700 - $1,200 |
| Large 3+ bedroom home (larger crew, multiple trucks) | $1,500 - $2,500+ |
| Hourly rate, 2-person crew | $100 - $160 per hour |
| Basic liability coverage (included by law) | $0.60 per pound, per article |
State rules also require movers to bill extra for the time it takes the crew to drive between your old address and the new one, separate from the hourly rate above.
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Federal tax-filer migration data for Los Angeles County.
52% arrived from elsewhere in California. 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 movers78% 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 $95,475 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in California report $82,810. 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 Los Angeles County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 6% 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 California migration page →
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