Moving Companies in Union City, CA
What movers charge
Local jobs under 100 miles bill by the hour plus a truck or travel fee, and labor-only help is the budget route if you already have a vehicle.
| Service | Typical cost |
|---|---|
| Full-service crew, per mover | $50 - $90 per hour |
| Labor-only help, per hour | about $87 |
| Labor-only typical job total | $355 - $630 |
| Studio / 1-bedroom, full service | $560 - $1,100 |
| 2-3 bedrooms, full service | $1,080 - $1,950 |
| 4-5 bedrooms, full service | $2,150 - $3,400+ |
Fees and fine print
- California allows double-drive-time billing, meaning travel between the company's office and your homes can be charged at twice the hourly rate, so ask how travel time is calculated.
- Tight stairwells and complexes where the truck cannot park close can trigger long-carry or shuttle charges; mention building quirks upfront.
- Included liability is about $0.60 per pound per item, so a $1,000 television weighing 30 pounds would be covered for only $18; consider full-value protection or check your own insurance.
Keeping the bill down
Insist on a written binding or not-to-exceed quote after an in-home or video walkthrough, since verbal phone numbers mean little. Pack your own boxes, and book mid-week, mid-month dates outside the May - September peak to keep both hours and rates down.
The movers listed below can each put a written number on your job, so gather a few before deciding.
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Who's moving to Union City, CA
Federal tax-filer migration data for Alameda County.
72% 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 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
Each bar shows that state's in/out split — rows are ranked by total volume.
Households arriving from another state report $101,645 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in California report $131,527. 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 Alameda County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 9% 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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