Moving Companies in San Jose, CA
What do local movers cost in San Jose?
A crew of two to three movers plus a truck runs about $110 to $140 an hour. A studio or one-bedroom move typically totals $660 to $1,500. A two- to three-bedroom home runs $1,500 to $3,500, and a four-bedroom-plus home can reach $3,500 to $5,000 or more.
What does a long-distance move cost?
Moving out of state or across the state shifts pricing away from an hourly rate. Expect roughly $4,000 for a one-bedroom household up to $11,500 or more for a four-bedroom home, depending mostly on weight and mileage.
What fees and rules should I watch for?
Intrastate movers must carry a CAL T-Number license from the state's Bureau of Household Goods and Services, worth checking before booking. State law also lets movers bill extra travel time for the drive between their warehouse, your old home, and your new one. Basic liability coverage is limited to $0.60 per pound per item; Full Value Protection costs more, typically $100 to $500, but actually covers what you own.
How can I keep the cost down?
Book mid-month and midweek, since rates jump at the start and end of the month when leases turn over. Measure doorways and elevators ahead of time so the crew isn't stuck disassembling furniture on the clock. Tipping isn't required but is customary: budget roughly $20 to $40 a mover on a shorter job, and $50 to $80 a mover when the day runs long and hard.
Use these figures as a starting point, then compare the movers listed below for quotes matched to your home size and move distance.
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Federal tax-filer migration data for Santa Clara County.
55% 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 movers58% 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 $132,338 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in California report $152,964. 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 Santa Clara County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 11% 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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Industry rules of thumb — about seven pounds per cubic foot, and published rental-truck capacities. Not our carrier records, not a quote. Bring both numbers to the call and what you get back will finally be comparable.