Moving Companies in San Francisco, CA
San Francisco crews price local jobs by the hour, with the rate climbing as more movers and trucks join the job.
| Crew Size | Hourly Rate |
|---|---|
| 2-person crew | $150 - $180 per hour |
| 3-person crew | $220 - $260 per hour |
| 4-person crew | $290+ per hour |
Multiply those rates by the hours a job actually takes and here's roughly what different home sizes end up costing, plus the minimum booking length most companies enforce.
| Home Size | Typical Cost |
|---|---|
| Studio / 1-bedroom (2-4 hours) | $400 - $800 |
| 2-bedroom | $700 - $1,400 |
| 3+ bedroom | $1,000 - $2,500+ |
| Minimum booking length | 2 - 3 hours |
Rates vary by company and by how accessible your building is, so it's worth comparing a few of the movers listed below before you book.
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Federal tax-filer migration data for San Francisco County.
62% 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 movers45% 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
San Francisco refills from a distance: nearby counties pull households out, and the rest of the country only partly replaces them.
Each bar shows that state's in/out split — rows are ranked by total volume.
Households arriving from another state report $142,450 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in California report $139,494. 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 San Francisco County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 10% 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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