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Moving Companies in Owatonna, MN

43
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47%
Insured
19
Licensed
4.2
616 reviews

A few small choices make a real difference in what a move near Owatonna ends up costing.

A standard two-person crew with a truck averages around $105 per hour. If you already have a rental truck or container and just need loading help, labor-only rates average around $94 per hour, with typical jobs totaling $365 to $710. Most companies also tack on a one-time fee for driving to and from your home, plus $150 to $400 or more for heavy items like a piano, safe, or hot tub, and extra charges for stairs or a long carry to the truck.

Packing your own boxes, disclosing heavy items ahead of time, and asking for a written list of possible extra fees before moving day are the fastest ways to avoid an inflated final bill.

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Best Movers in Owatonna, MN

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What customers say in Owatonna, MN

★★★★★★★★★★ Google
Best pricing,, very pleasant staff, easy to work with! Strongly recommend.
SoulFLow
Big Blue Boxes · Jun 2026
★★★★★★★★★★ Google
Best pricing,, very pleasant staff, easy to work with! Strongly recommend.
SoulFLow
Big Blue Boxes · Jun 2026
★★★★★★★★★★ Google
Big Blue Box has been an outstanding vendor to work with for years. Very courteous and affordable.
Jacob Quam
Big Blue Boxes · Jun 2026
★★★★★★★★★★ Google
Big Blue Box has been an outstanding vendor to work with for years. Very courteous and affordable.
Jacob Quam
Big Blue Boxes · Jun 2026
★★★★★★★★★★ Google
Great communication throughout the whole process! Best price as well!
Mason Cameron
Big Blue Boxes · Jun 2026
★★★★★★★★★★ Google
Great communication throughout the whole process! Best price as well!
Mason Cameron
Big Blue Boxes · Jun 2026
★★★★★★★★★★ Google
The reservation was incredibly easy to make. While I was on the phone with them talking about placement, their representative was looking at Google maps and talking about the exact placement relative to my house. I thought that was really cool! So smart. When it came to Delivery, they were as punctu...
Benjamin Hacker
Big Blue Boxes · Jun 2026
★★★★★★★★★★ Google
The reservation was incredibly easy to make. While I was on the phone with them talking about placement, their representative was looking at Google maps and talking about the exact placement relative to my house. I thought that was really cool! So smart. When it came to Delivery, they were as punctu...
Benjamin Hacker
Big Blue Boxes · Jun 2026
★★★★★★★★★★ Google
The three gentlemen crew we had were fantastic! They seem to work effortlessly together and still manage to have a good time while efficiently moving all of our furniture. The price was extremely reasonable and they were very grateful for the large tip that we gave them. It was well deserved! I woul...
Stefanie Pass
Bester Bros Transfer & Storage Co · May 2026
★★★★★★★★★★ Google
Flawless ordering flawless delivery everything has just been really outstanding much better than the competition. Thank you big blue box.
William Hagestad II
Big Blue Boxes · May 2026
★★★★★★★★★★ Google
Flawless ordering flawless delivery everything has just been really outstanding much better than the competition. Thank you big blue box.
William Hagestad II
Big Blue Boxes · May 2026
★★★★★★★★★★ Google
Very good company. Called and scheduled a 40 ft container to be delivered at our site. Everything went well and customer service is great. Prices are good compared to other companies . Highly recommend them 🙂.
Elvi Gonzalez
Big Blue Boxes · May 2026
★★★★★★★★★★ Google
Pod was delivered on time and placed exactly where I wanted. The driver was friendly as well!
Brooke Ruble
Big Blue Boxes · May 2026
★★★★★★★★★★ Google
Very good company. Called and scheduled a 40 ft container to be delivered at our site. Everything went well and customer service is great. Prices are good compared to other companies . Highly recommend them 🙂.
Elvi Gonzalez
Big Blue Boxes · May 2026
★★★★★★★★★★ Google
Pod was delivered on time and placed exactly where I wanted. The driver was friendly as well!
Brooke Ruble
Big Blue Boxes · May 2026

Who's moving to Owatonna, MN

Federal tax-filer migration data for Steele County.

-40 net households
What kind of mover will you need?
Moving in
925 households arrived
51% under 50 mi 7% 50–250 mi 0% over 250 mi 42% not attributed

74% 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.

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Moving out
965 households left
44% under 50 mi 13% 50–250 mi 0% over 250 mi 42% not attributed

44% 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
Net household change, five years
-78
18–19
-91
19–20
+49
20–21
-29
21–22
-40
22–23
Nearby, under 50 miles
Faribault, MN 21 mi Waseca, MN 17 mi Eagan, MN 48 mi Albert Lea, MN 29 mi Rochester, MN 37 mi Kasson, MN 20 mi Mankato, MN 39 mi Austin, MN 32 mi
Beyond 50 miles
Minneapolis, MN 63 mi St. Paul, MN 64 mi Woodbury, MN 65 mi

Households arriving from another state report $60,221 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Minnesota report $54,499. 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 Steele County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 42% 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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A moving truck filling up as you change the options
1,150
cubic feet — what a local crew loads
8,050 lb what a long-distance carrier quotes on
26 ft rental truck, if you drive it yourself

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.

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