Moving Companies in Prior Lake, MN
Movers near Prior Lake bill by the hour, and total cost depends as much on how long the job takes as on the rate itself.
| Item | Typical Rate |
|---|---|
| 2-Mover Crew + Truck | $100 – $150+/hr |
| Each Extra Mover | +$40 – $60/hr |
| Typical 2–3 Bedroom Total | $600 – $1,500+ |
A lower hourly rate is not automatically the cheaper move — a crew charging $90 an hour that takes six hours ends up costing more than one charging $130 an hour that finishes in three. Ask for an estimated total time, not just the rate.
Most companies also add a flat travel fee to cover driving from their base to your home and back, plus extra charges for stairs, long carries, or heavy items like a piano or safe. Basic liability coverage is thin by default — a 50-pound TV worth $1,000 that gets damaged would only net about $30 under the standard minimum.
Weighing the hourly rate against the estimated hours, plus these add-ons, gives a much more realistic total before the movers below even show up.
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Federal tax-filer migration data for Scott County.
78% 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 movers65% 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 $75,373 in average annual income; those relocating from elsewhere in Minnesota report $82,545. 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 Scott County rather than city limits exactly, misses people who don't file a return, and leaves 27% 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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