Moving Companies in Oakdale, MN
Keeping the bill down on a move near Oakdale mostly comes down to timing and prep, not which company you call.
A two-mover crew and truck typically runs $80 to $150 or more per hour, with each extra mover adding roughly $30 to $50 per hour. A one-bedroom move usually totals $250 to $600 over three to five hours, while a two- to three-bedroom home runs $600 to $1,500 over six to ten hours. Most companies also add a one-time travel fee, often equal to an hour of labor or a flat $50 to $150.
To cut costs: disassemble furniture yourself before the crew arrives, have every box packed and taped rather than loose, and schedule mid-week or mid-month rather than on a weekend or at month's end. Ask for a binding estimate so the price cannot climb after the fact, and check that any coverage offered actually protects what you own, since the free basic option pays only $0.60 per pound per item.
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Federal tax-filer migration data for Washington County.
73% arrived from elsewhere in Minnesota. 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 movers66% 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 $87,404 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Minnesota report $78,917. 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 Washington County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 22% 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 Minnesota migration page →
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